Mothering, early years

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…

Happy World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month! August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week and the entire month of August is breastfeeding…

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…

Children grow through play at every age. Children’s play is an essential ingredient for growing abilities of all kinds—cognitive, social, emotional, and…