Parenting
Stress during pregnancy ‘increases risk of mood disorders for baby girls’
Researchers found that high maternal levels of the stress hormone cortisol during pregnancy increase anxious and depressive-like behaviour in female offspring at the age of two
5 Fun & Educational Activities for Children with Autism
Though each child living with autism is unique, they exhibit some common traits such as repetitive behaviors, impaired speech/language, and difficulties with social interaction. Autistic children need a lot of support as they develop. Research suggests that supporting autistic children through play is the best way to help them learn. While playing is voluntary and pleasurable for other children, it isn’t for autistic children because they view the world as concrete and literal. Hence, they have difficulties with abstract and...
Study reveals children with gay parents more emotionally stable
A child's wellbeing to be linked to how well the family functions rather than parents' sexual tastes.
Rough childhood ‘really does make kids grow up fast’
A study found teenagers from broken homes had certain areas of their brain that were more mature than those with more stable upbringings
Children who have strict parents learn to avoid eye contact
They pay less attention to emotional facial expressions when they interact with others for fear of being told off and punished - meaning they miss vital social clues.
Warning: Give kids who swallow button battery honey to stop insides burning
Thick honey coats the battery stopping it causing internal damage
Help these fifty mums and their children with Down’s Syndrome make their touching video go viral:
The mums, part of the Facebook group Designer Genes, were inspired after seeing another carpool karaoke video which was signed with Makaton.
Can you fare better than the kids do in this great social experiment?
Many schoolchildren don’t think women can be builders, footballers or lorry drivers.
Still Loved: Adapting to life after child loss
Chris Mates is talking openly about his experiences of child loss over a three part series. Read part one here, and part two here. The last time I wrote about my experiences of child loss it was with apprehension, anticipation and, in a way, guilt. My wife, Jen was nearing the end of her second pregnancy and I didn’t really know how the next stage of our lives would pan out. We wanted a baby so much but always had...