3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (207+ words) Posted July 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk And yet, it felt like just yesterday that she was a baby in my arms. These findings also point toward hope. The postpartum period is a time of vulnerability, but it is also a…...

21+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1076+ words) Posted July 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye Things we can't explain or understand, we often separate. Mental illness is no different. In Europe, people started separating those with mental illness from those with medical illness in the Middle Ages, believing they…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (842+ words) Posted July 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk When I ask parents about their child's earliest beginnings, there is often a pause. Sometimes it is brief'dates, scans, milestones recalled with ease. But sometimes it lingers. In that pause, something more complex surfaces:…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (266+ words) Posted July 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye Something strange is happening to students who use AI over long stretches of time. Their assigned work gets better, and their thinking gets worse. The clearest picture comes from a 30-month study (currently a…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (534+ words) Posted July 4, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Watching Toy Story 5 with my grandchildren reminded me that some of the most important conversations about child development begin where imagination flourishes. Beneath the humor and adventure lies a thoughtful exploration of one of…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (317+ words) Posted July 4, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch The study involved a survey of a representative sample of cat guardians in Denmark. Peter Sand'e, senior author of the paper, told me: The results showed that when there were more cats in the…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (207+ words) Posted July 3, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph. D. Most parents think they are solving anxiety by answering each question thoroughly and carefully. But each reassurance becomes a "tiny rep" in the overthinking gym. The child's brain learns that uncertainty is dangerous…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (435+ words) Posted July 3, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye I recently went to lunch with two of my oldest female friends. As it often does, the conversation turned towards family and parenting: how our kids and partners were doing, and most importantly, how…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (435+ words) Posted July 3, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye I recently went to lunch with two of my oldest female friends. As it often does, the conversation turned towards family and parenting: how our kids and partners were doing, and most importantly, how…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (159+ words) Updated July 2, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk It is tempting to describe attachment styles as emotional residue'the good-enough or not-good-enough caregiving of the early years, laid down and carried forward. That's not wrong, only incomplete. Content and precision are distinct axes,…...