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Everything You Need to Know About Pregnancy Insomnia (And How to Treat It) Your body might be fighting sleep in the first or third trimesters — but all hope isn't lost.

A new study reports that the pandemic led to increased infant sleep duration (+ 40 min) and reduced daytime sleepiness in parents. However, it also increased infant screen time (+18 min) and parental depression. https://bit.ly/3fp28il

Purposeful Parenting: What can you accomplish? | VAntage Point July is Purposeful Parenting Month. As a parent, you're not alone: VA has parenting resources to help you become the best parent you can be.

Whether in-person or virtually, going back to school can be stressful for students, parents, and teachers—especially while navigating a . Save the date for NIMH's first Instagram live on August 24! Krystal Lewis, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist at NIMH, will discuss causes or triggers of stress and share coping techniques to help reduce anxiety and improve the transition back to school. Dr. Lewis will also answer questions about stress and anxiety in children and adolescents. Learn more about this event at https://go.usa.gov/xFTA9.

Consistent bedtime routines in infancy improve children's sleep habits through age 2 Consistent bedtime routines and activities such as reading books and cuddling with caregivers beginning when infants are 3 months old promote better sleep habits through age 2, a recent study suggests.

Such a powerful post from Kate Borsato.

Is there anything else you’d add?

Επεισόδιο 26: Λίγο ακόμη μαμά... Οι οθόνες είναι ωραίες...Είναι τόσο ωραίες σαν μία σοκολάτα που η Ιολίνα και ο Κορονάκος δεν θέλουν να σταματήσουν να την τρώνε! Όμως αυτό φέρνει ένταση στο ...

Why Is There So Much Silence Around Miscarriage? It wasn’t always this way—and because of our culture of secrecy, many of us believe that miscarriage is uncommon.

Επεισόδιο 23ο: Το σπίτι είναι έτοιμο να εκραγεί! Το κλίμα στο σπίτι της Ιολίνας και του Κορονάκου είναι "εκρηκτικό"! Πως θα μπορέσει η οικογένεια των παιδιών να το αλλάξει αυτό;

Mothers with multiple children reported more fragmented sleep and perceived having worse sleep than first-time mothers, according to a new study. There were no differences in sleep quality between first-time and experienced fathers. bit.ly/2MQ4GKT

Postpartum is such a whirlwind of change.⁣
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When things are changing and transitioning it is natural to want to have more control and certainty. ⁣
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It becomes problematic when we are trying to exert control over things that are outside of our control. It often leaves us feeling deflated, like we are failing or like we aren't doing a good enough job.⁣
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It is more adaptive to focus on the things that are within our control rather than repeatedly trying to change or influence the behaviour of our child or partner when things feel overwhelming or uncertain. ⁣
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Focusing on what you can control will help you get your needs met and help build your confidence because you actually have the power to change the things you can control. ⁣
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What aspect of postpartum felt like the biggest loss of control to you?⁣
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For me personally it was being on a little person's sleep schedule!⁣

Mothers Are the ‘Shock Absorbers’ of Our Society The pandemic is forcing moms out of work at great financial, societal and marital costs.