Medication-related pregnancy questions: What anxiety prescriptions are safe during pregnancy? by Tamiqua Jackson, PMHNP | Feb 3, 2023 | Anxiety, Mental Health Topics, Parenting, Women's Issues If you’re pregnant, or are trying to conceive, chances are you’re curious (and maybe a little nervous) about how certain medications and substances might affect your pregnancy. You probably know to avoid alcohol and limit caffeine among other things. But what about psychiatric medications? How can prescription drugs that you’re…
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: How to support grieving families during the month of October by Hannah DeWitt | Oct 31, 2022 | Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics, Postpartum & Pregnancy Losing any loved one is tragic, but losing a baby can be particularly devastating. It’s something no one should have to experience, yet every year, too many parents face miscarriages and infant loss. In order to support those who have lost babies, born and unborn, and remember the little ones…
Babies As Young As Three Months Old Can Learn Abstract Rules By Observing the World Around Them by Taylor Bennett | Mar 2, 2018 | Children, Teens, & Adolescents, Mental Health Topics A new study “Very young infants learn abstract rules in the visual modality” says that babies as young as three or four months can learn abstract rules simply by watching others and observing all that’s around them. While previous research found that babies could only do so from speech and…
Study Shows Babies Understand More Than We Think by Taylor Bennett | Nov 24, 2017 | Children, Teens, & Adolescents, Mental Health Topics, Research Babies are funny creatures—they’re pint-sized little humans who have a limited range of abilities, from crying, to eating, to smiling and giggling on occasion. They can’t yet get from one place to another without a little assistance, they can’t spell out for us why exactly they’re upset, and they can’t…