All of the information and news about pregnancy and development of your new baby. Being new parents and properly raising a child isn’t an easy task. Different professionals talk to us about prenatal risk factors, illnesses or pathologies that may affect the fetus, how to help develop your baby’s brain, cognitive stimulation, education, nutrition, etc.
Breastfeeding has numerous undisputed benefits for mothers and babies alike. But when it comes to the impact of breastfeeding on the baby’s cognitive development, researchers […]
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Tossing, turning, turning, tossing. Insomnia, being unable to fall asleep and stay asleep, is a miserable experience leading to daytime fatigue, poor concentration, and even […]
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After hearing the initial ADHD diagnosis for either yourself or your child, one of the first things that could race through your mind is “What […]
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Nutrition for kids: Healthy nutrition when being young is as important as paying attention to your diet when being an adult. Especially at a young […]
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Early signs of dyslexia. “What is Dyslexia?”, “How can I tell if my child is dyslexic?”, “How can parents can help their dyslexic child?”. These […]
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Pregnancy is supposed to be one of the happiest times of one’s life. If that’s true, then why do 14-23% of women struggle with pregnancy […]
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Being able to provide a setting in which a child can be entertained, and feel comfortable has been an issue that all parents have to […]
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We’ve all had nightmares at one time or another, those terrifying dreams that wake us up startled. Nightmares are normal, but if they cause discomfort […]
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After 9 long months of anticipation and mixed emotions, you finally get to welcome your little bundle of joy into the world. You’ve gained valuable […]
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The Montessori Method is an educational method designed to build a child’s independence. This alternative method is used more and more in schools and homes […]
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Remember when you were a kid and got separated from your mom at the grocery store? Did you ever fear you were going to be […]
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Piaget theory. How can I tell if my child is developing properly for his age? How do children think, and what are the stages of […]
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Crawl before you walk, walk before you run! When it comes to development, this phrase is certainly true. Before children learn to talk and are […]
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You might know how the relationship between the brain and the menstrual cycle, but what about pregnancy? With all the hormones surging through your veins […]
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Everybody is raised in a different way. We have all, at least once, said: “If I did that my (insert parent here) would be so […]
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Sheldon Cooper has helped make this disorder more popular in recent years. This disorder affects the quality of life of children and adults around the […]
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Every child and adolescent react to difficult situations in their own way according to different factors. Some of them may include character, genetics, education, and culture. […]
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Does your child have difficulty reading, doing math problems, writing, centering his attention, or coordination? Perhaps these problems could be due to a learning difficulty. In […]
Continue reading » Pregnancy changes the brain. She took her pregnancy test and it was confirmed, she was going to bring a new life into this world. What […]
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Infertility. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines it as a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after […]
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Does bonding with your baby affect his or her development for the rest of their lives? Are there any benefits for mothers as well? These […]
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Echolalia is a natural part of language acquisition. “It’s a beautiful day!” said the mother, to which the child echoed “It’s a beautiful day!” Have […]
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How many attachment styles are there, how are they developed, what consequences do they have in adulthood, why is it important to build an appropriate […]
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Telling the occasional white lie doesn’t change who your are and it doesn’t make you a bad person. However, there are some people who relate […]
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We all get angry every now and then, but most of the time we’re able to keep it under control. Children, on the other hand, […]
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The weather’s getting warmer and school is coming to a close. This can only mean one thing- summer is here! But with summer fun also […]
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With all the information on pregnancy, kids, and parenting, I noticed the lack of information geared towards fathers specifically. I decided to gather a few […]
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As a father you may not actually have real morning sickness or swollen feet. You may not have to deal with the painful contractions or the breast-feeding […]
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We’ve talked a few times about how music affects the brain. Music has been proven to cause emotional reactions in people, like happiness or sadness, […]
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A relationship between a child and their respective caregiver is a very special one. Because of its specialty it has been investigated by many researchers […]
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We’ve already talked about some of the causes of insomnia during the first trimester of pregnancy and suggested some easy remedies. But what happened when […]
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Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and control our emotions. It allows us to interpret our own feelings, as well as the feelings of […]
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A child’s brain development is very closely related to experience and external stimuli that they receive from birth. The different senses stimulate the connections that […]
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Pregnancy is one of the most complex processes that a woman’s body is able to undergo. Pregnancy involves many physiological and psychological changes that may […]
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What is dyslexia? Dyslexia is a language disorder characterized by a deterioration in the ability to recognize words, reading slowly, and problems with reading comprehension. Most […]
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Psychometric abilities are a set of skills that we are continuously developing and improving from birth. They imply the use of other necessary skills in […]
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We recently talked about postpartum depression, and now we’re going to look at how to overcome depression during pregnancy. Being pregnant and bringing a new […]
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Postpartum depression is a type of depression that mothers suffer from after giving birth, and can vary from moderate to intense depression. It may occur […]
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Brain structure of infants predicts language skills at one year. Using a brain-imaging technique that examines the entire infant brain, researchers have found that the […]
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Protein identified that can disrupt embryonic brain development and neuron migration. Interneurons – nerve cells that function as ‘dimmers’ – play an important role in […]
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Fetal alcohol exposure affects brain structure in children. Alcohol use by expectant mothers can lead to problems with the mental and physical development of their […]
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Modern parenting may hinder brain and cognitive development, research suggests. Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development […]
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Risk genes show up in newborns’ brain scans. Brain scans of newborns show the same brain changes that appear in adults with gene variants linked […]
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The first two years of life are what make us smarter than chimps. Despite sharing 98 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees, humans have much […]
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How new mothers process stress. Postpartum women process stress differently from females who have not recently given birth. This is according to new research published […]
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Key gene for brain development About one in ten thousand babies is born with an abnormally small head. The cause for this disorder – which […]
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Babies spot faces with adult-like brain power. Researchers say there’s a reason babies fixate on faces. Even before they’re good at distinguishing between basic shapes, […]
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Scientists discover children’s cells living in mothers’ brains. The connection between mother and child is ever deeper than thought. The link between a mother and […]
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Fetal alcohol exposure affects brain structure in children. Children exposed to alcohol during fetal development exhibit changes in brain structure, brain function and metabolism that […]
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Even fetuses yawn, a new study shows. During the second and third trimester, fetuses yawn frequently, and those yawns can be distinguished in four-dimensional ultrasounds […]
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