INFANT MASSAGE: STRESS AND RELAXATION
Infant massage is one tool we have to help reshape our child’s interpretations of the world, to release her pain, grief, and fear, and to open her up to love and joy. Touch meets a baby’s needs for physical contact, affection, security, stimulation, and movement. Skin-to-skin contact is especially effective, such as during breastfeeding, bathing, […]
Parents Arguing in Front of Baby Alters Infant Brain Development
A study will be published in the next edition of the journal Psychological Science. Kids can sometimes make you want to scream, but a new study finds that arguing in front of your baby might sensitize the infant’s brain to stress. Researchers at the University of Oregon found that babies react to angry, argumentative tones […]