People often tell new parents to avoid ‘baby talk’ because it will slow down the child’s language development. But evidence shows it does the opposite.
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The pressure on new mums can be overwhelming, but culturally they are expected to go it alone.
To combat childhood obesity, we need to start from day one.
Negative breastfeeding experiences can make special drives to encourage it all too painful for some.
Is there anything wrong with breastfeeding children up to five or six?
The most common complaint is conflicting advice, as well as staff who are “bossy, judgemental and inaccessible” and who undermine women’s confidence.
New research has questioned the nature of humans’ impressive capacity to imitate.
Why we can’t help feeling affection for babies, puppies, dolls, teddies and even miniature products.
What are we really talking about when we criticize women who breastfeed in public?
If you thought babies’ babbling was just nonsense, it’s time to think again.
Why are some new parents wiping vaginal fluid all over their baby’s mouth, eyes, and skin?
Just a few hours after birth, infants show a preference for human faces. Over the next few months, they learn from facial expressions.
Understand what’s going on in your child’s brain and it could help your parenting.
Parents in three Australian states are being given misleading advice about the dangers of lead to babies and small children – including failing to warn pregnant women about miscarriage risks.
The world outside the womb is full of new sensations for a newborn. New research is explaining how they navigate it.
Since science made it possible to research manipulating the cells that are linked to reproduction, the naysayers have carried the day. But how solid are their objections really?
Out research showed that motor skills in 7-month-old babies predicted the rate of language development in children that went on to develop autism spectrum disorder.
Becoming a parent is commonly imagined to be a joyful and “natural” life event. The reality is often very different. In the early weeks and months of life with a first baby, parents must master new skills…
Tony Abbott is spending this week in North-East Arnhem Land, part of his long-held hope “to be not just the Prime Minister but the Prime Minister for Aboriginal Affairs”. We asked our experts: what stories…
Alzheimer’s disease is typically a disease of later life, and age is the biggest known risk factor for the condition. But babies with Down syndrome, who always develop brains like those with Alzheimer’s…
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Durham Inancy & Sleep Centre (DISC), Durham University
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Research Fellow, University of Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer at York Business School, York St John University
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Nottingham Trent University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, Swansea University
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Research officer, Department of Health Economics, Wellbeing and Society, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, City, University of London
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Global Ethics, Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham
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Associate professor, Neonatologist, Lund University/Skåne University Hospital, Lund University
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Professor in Psychology, University of Florida
