By Luisa Dillner — 2017
Anxiety about labour–and what might come afterwards–causes stress for expectant mothers and increases risk in childbirth. But there could be a natural solution
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Some fifteen per cent of women suffer from depression during pregnancy, and the use of antidepressants in expectant women is on the rise.
New research demonstrates parental burnout has serious consequences. As defined by the study, burnout is an exhaustion syndrome, characterized by feeling overwhelmed, physical and emotional exhaustion, emotional distancing from one’s children, and a sense of being an ineffective parent.
Maintaining your authority is important to your child’s well-being—and it’s important for your own emotional health too.
With kids spending more and more time on screens, parents worry that they are getting hooked
But despite the challenges, kids raised by one or more disabled parents often benefit immensely from the experience.
Often, disabled people have their disability treated, but they don’t have their emotional or spiritual needs addressed.
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The author and clinical psychologist Andrew Solomon examines the disabilities that ramps and designated parking spots don’t address.
Through studies of fetal DNA, researchers are revealing how a child can shape a mom’s heart and mind—literally
'They still hold the mental burden of the household even if others share in the physical work and this mental burden can take a toll,' says report's author.
What is complicated grief, and how does it differ from depression?