Parents and caregivers can help reduce the risk of sleep-related infant deaths, such as sudden infant death syndrome and accidental suffocation.
Brains are built over time, from the bottom up, through an ongoing process that begins before birth. Our early experiences shape our brain architecture, which provides the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health.
While it’s easiest to form a secure attachment bond with an infant, it can be formed at any age—and can ensure your child has the best possible start in life.
Just as we must look after our kids’ physical health, we have to support their emotional wellness (and our own). It’s a lifelong project that starts at birth.
The birth of a baby can start a variety of powerful emotions, from excitement and joy to fear and anxiety. But it can also result in something you might not expect — depression. Postpartum depression is not a character flaw or a weakness. Sometimes it's simply a complication of giving birth.
Did you know that you can help build a child’s brain – starting even before babies can talk? Simple serve and return interactions between adults and young children help make strong connections in developing brains.