Was I A Good Mother?
Or Just a Spontaneous One?
ఆక్రోశం (Aakrosham): Mothers in Crisis – Children, Mental Illness and the Failure to Protect
It Was a Cold Day in January I don't know how else to title this post other than with the Telugu word for unbearable anguish. It is taking everything in my power to write this. Callan was "the happiest, sweetest and easiest baby" that his nanny had ever taken...
When Parenting Influencers Go Too Far: The Shocking Truth About Child Exploitation
I remember that summer of 2023 like it was yesterday. I kept replaying this three-minute Ring camera video over and over that I had seen on news. It showed an emaciated, slow moving 12-year-old boy walking up to a neighbor's door around 10 am in the scorching Utah...
Menstrual Cycle: The Overlooked Key to Mental Health and Psychiatric Care
- Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - The Menstrual Cycle: A Missing Vital Sign in Psychiatry A recent paper in BMJ Mental Health sheds light on a crucial yet often overlooked factor in mental health: the menstrual cycle’s impact on...
Why the Still Face Experiment Proves You Don’t Have to Be a Perfect Parent
- Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - The Still Face Experiment Developed by psychologist Edward Tronick, the Still Face Experiment reveals something profound about early emotional development. In the experiment, a parent interacts warmly...
The Silent Scar: Healing Your Child’s Brain from Neglect
https://youtu.be/lWeKgOh7fCQ - Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - Summary Experts from Harvard University's Center on the Developing Child discuss the science of neglect in child development. They emphasize the crucial role of "serve and...
Unthinkable Tragedy: The Case of Erika Murray and the Neglected Babies
https://youtu.be/7GvDHaMDMII - Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - Works Cited Photos of Murray: Credit People Magazine and Daily...
Short Story Fiction: Some Dress Rehearsals Are For Dead Mothers – Part I
I As long as I will live or drop dead tomorrow, no one will dispute the fact that I am an ordinary immigrant mother from India with spectacular hopes of raising my children with splendid grades on ALL their mark sheets, regardless of (for me atleast) whether my...
14 Powerful Quotes from ‘The Big Disconnect’ to Strengthen Family Bonds in the Digital Age
Quotable Quotes From The Big Disconnect Excerpts From the book, The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age By Catherine Steiner-Adair EdD. It's a powerful reminder to understand how to protect childhood and family...
The Shocking Impact of Distracted Parents on Children’s Wellbeing: What Studies Reveal
- Hyper-Connected Parents; Dis Connected Progeny Our children are addicted and so are we, that's the tragic situation of our world in the digital disruption age. We would rather be somewhere else rather than in the present moment, atleast that's what our...
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Your Toolkit for Spreading Awareness and Protecting Kids
Take A Kindness Pledge We can all take a pledge today. To be kinder, nicer and just supportive of our children and teens. And what better time than the month of April which is the National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect...
Beyond Violence and Hunger: The Hidden Emotional Struggles Hurting Children Today
The Still Face Experiment Years ago, there was an experiment that was conducted by an American Developmental Psychologist named Edward Tronik called the Still Face experiment. Children as young as 1 year old are put in front of their mother who suddenly in the...
In Defense of Motherhood: Why There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Mother, Only a Good or Spontaneous One
Superwoman Is Tired, and That’s Okay As mothers, sometimes, we can get uncompromising in our narrative of ourselves. While fostering those around us in our care, we don't pause to acknowledge our physical and emotional needs, because there's always so much to...
Think Violence and Hunger Are the Main Causes of Child Injustice? Think Again!
https://youtu.be/f-d773x7xQo - Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - The Cost of Not Seeing Our Children Years ago, there was an experiment that was conducted by an American Developmental Psychologist named Edward Tronik called the Still Face...
Who’s the Ideal Parent — and Why No One Actually Gets There
- Who Is An Ideal Parent? Ideal parents empower their children to believe in themselves and encourage them to realize their highest potential. An ideal parenting scenario is being the best parents we can be, while keeping our cool factor intact. An ideal...
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