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Why Keep Baby Happy? A Baby’s Cry Is A Late Signal Of Discomfort
It’s quite common to hear babies cry in movies and television with adults mostly ignoring the baby’s unhappiness. I shake my head. Why are they ignoring baby’s…
Worklife Law – Breastfeeding and Paid Parenting Leave
Kindred articles on Paid Parental Leave and Paid Family Leave
Kindred articles and videos on Worksite Breastfeeding-Friendly Law
National Workplace…
Allomothers: Our Evolved Support System for Mothers
Our species’ evolved nest for young children includes soothing perinatal experience, extensive breastfeeding and touch, responsiveness from the primary…
Birth In Pieces: A Documentary Of Birth In The USA
Watch the Birth in Pieces Trailer:
https://youtu.be/KKa4Oyer_ZQ
About the Film
El Jardín began this project in 2015. A labor of love,…
Plastics and the Health of Children and Mothers
Plastics enter the human body through skin, ingestion, and breathing dust.
Kyra Sarazen* is co-author
We live lives of convenience. We can buy and throw…
The Love We Want But Miss
Janusz Korczak met childhood needs, fostering belonging and happiness
Mary Tarsha* is co-author
We are bombarded with advertisements and commercials…
The Ever-Present Ghost of Shame
Shame triggers — do you have them?
Some people might say I act shamelessly at times, speaking my mind bluntly, as older women are wont to do. But it is…
How to Get on the Path to Self Actualization
Maslow had advice for those who wanted to become self-actualizers. Self-actualization refers to optimizing one's potential. How does that happen? In…
Anxious Parents Helped by “World’s Worst Mom”
Lenore Skenazy was called the world’s worst mom when she let her 9-year-old son figure out how to get home on New York subway alone. After the swarm of…
Cassandra Vieten, Ph.D.
Cassandra Vieten, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, co-director of the Mind-Body Medicine…