Parents often ask whether it’s a good or a bad thing to sleep with their new babies. Some of the more hard core believers of strict sleep training argue that babies should be taught to sleep alone from the very beginning. A few decades ago in some societies it was considered acceptable to put a […]
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Someone sent me a link to a fascinating article on medscape news today. It’s about the link between stress and trauma during childhood (including childhood-onset mental disorders) and physical illness later in life. Some extremely important new research has just been published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. In short, the research has found that
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Because of the possible health implications, it can be scary when your child refuses to eat. A poor appetite may be an indication of an underlying illness so if your child is not interested in food and if she is not keeping up with her growth chart, make an appointment to see the paediatrician or
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