A growing number of children are experiencing mental health issues like depression, anxiety, and aggression. Many experts this increase in is due to lack of "deep connectedness" to parents and the larger community. Attachment parenting offers a solution, and the founders of … [Read more...]
Would H.R.20: Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act Mandate Mothers' Mental Health Tests?
H.R.20: Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act passed this week in the House of Representatives and is headed to the Senate. Many people fear H.R.20 would require that all mothers would be screened for postpartum depression shortly after the birth of their child. The screening could … [Read more...]
Children's Mental Health Disorders Cost US $247 Billion a Year
A new report from the National Research Council says that childhood depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other mental and emotional disorders are as common as broken bones in children, take a huge toll on kids and their families, and end up costing the US about $247 billion … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Reduces Anxiety in Children
It is common knowledge that the breast is best for infant's health, cognitive, and physical development. Breastfeeding is also better for the environment. A new study from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm also claims that children who were breastfed as infants are better … [Read more...]