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What makes humans joyful? Don’t tell anyone, but our human ancestors spent a lot of time enjoying life, rather than working. It is a trope that people on…

Don’t worry about “spoiling a baby.” It cannot be done! New parents are often told not to “spoil the baby.” Some people envision “little emperors” demanding…

What can children learn outside school? Howard Gardner has been a proponent of multiple intelligences. School work typically emphasizes only linguistic…

Where should we direct children’s attention? As we socially distance ourselves, children may need to hear why this is important. Here is an explanation…

A recent study of indigenous people in southern Chile challenges some Western assumptions about children’s emotional capabilities and highlights the potential…

Does a baby's first food really matter? Human milk has an inescapable connection to human evolution - filled with genetic components, bioactive factors, stem…

What is the best child care in an individualistic, industrialized society? Ruth Anne Hammond, in her new book, Respecting Babies: A Guide to Educaring for…

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

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Breast milk contents keep changing based on the time of day. Adults know what a cocktail is and often decide on the specific combination of ingredients they…