The minute your baby is born, you begin to wonder what they will be like when they grow up? What kind of personality will they have? Will you be able to influence how they turn out?
Psychiatrists have defined 4 main categories of personality types using a clinically recognized system of character evaluation.
These 4 types are:
A [...]
Tags: brain, brain structure, Personality, personality types
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that it plans to study the effects of BPA in depth in the future. Currently, the FDA says that BPA’s are safe. According to experts, the FDA bases this on the results of two studies done by other groups. These studies, which were funded by chemical industries, claim [...]
Tags: Baby, Behavior, bottles, BPA, brain, chemicals, child, FDA, infant, plastic, sippy cups, toddler
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I read an interesting article today about multi-tasking when driving. The bottom line: it’s a bad idea. I’m sure you know that already though!
The study centered on how the brain is able to perform when a person is doing tasks such as driving and talking on the cell phone. Driving, it turns [...]
Tags: brain, cell phone use, crying, driving, fighting, infants, multi-tasking, Parenting, texting
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Finally, a research study that will make us smile.
A baby’s smiles can lighten up a mommy’s mood. This study “What’s in a Smile? Maternal Brain Responses to Infant Facial Cues” found that when looking at photos of happy, smiling babies, the reward centers of the mommies’ brains get triggered and the neurotransmitter dopamine is released, [...]
Tags: brain, facial cues, response, smile
Posted in: Baby, Current Events
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I have friends whose eldest child, a boy, couldn?t seem to sleep through even at age three. And when he napped, well, he?d only be out for 15 minutes max. It was hard for his parents, both of whom were working. I really felt sorry for the mom because even though I had twins, I [...]
Tags: brain, chiari malformation, neurology, sleep, sleep-deprived, sleepin disorder, surgery
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