Birth Basics and Infant Care

Being an 'Elephant Mom' in the Time of the Tiger Mother It's okay for parents to nurture, protect, and encourage their children, especially when they're very young.

‘It’s the nicest thing you can do for a mom. Getting hand-me-downs. Mothers giving other mothers their kids’ clothes that don’t fit anymore.’ "Getting a bag of clothes from another mom is like she’s giving you a piece of her heart. That little dinosaur t-shirt she packs in a bag to give to you reminds her of the adventures her little one had in it. They hold memories, and they hold love."

The emerging field of infant mental health In the first years of life, a child's brain produces more than 1 million neural connections a second.