Mothering, early years

Insight into what good enough infant nurturing looks like. The What Happened To Mothering?: Series Part 1: Mother Love Used to MatterPart 2: What Is…

Warm, responsive mothering was assumed vital for infant health. The What Happened To Mothering? Series Part 1: Mother Love Used to MatterPart…

Pam Leo is an independent scholar in human development, a parent educator, a certified childbirth educator, a doula, a parent, and a grandparent. She is the…

A new epigenetic study suggests that mothers' behavior can also have a substantial impact on their children's developing oxytocin systems Oxytocin is an…

Breastfeeding In The USA - A Little History PART ONE OF TWO How did infant formula come to dominate infant feeding? The other day I overheard a graduate…

TRAILER_MOTHERSMILK_MASTER from Jennifer Goldsmith on Vimeo. ABOUT THE FILM The idea for Mother's Milk, Mother's Wisdom was born out of a passion to…

Let’s remember our species' history of allomothering Nurturing babies and children is not just about mothers---it is a community responsibility our species…

Communities used to know a lot about mothering. Human biology and sociality are designed to be largely shaped after birth—with early plasticity and extensive…

In recent decades, mothering or nurturing children has become a greater challenge, particularly in the USA, as both parents work outside the home, extended…

How to connect the dots on sleep training *First author is Angela Braden, journalist at Science Mommy Mainstream parenting media are…