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The Importance of the In-Arms Phase
Constant contact with the active caretaker is essential to the initial postnatal stage of development.

Choosing a Carrier
Infant Carriers and Spinal Stress

A Review of Baby Carriers
"What type of baby carrier is the most comfortable and practical for all-day wearing?"

The Diseases of Non-Attachment
The distinguishing characteristic of the diseases of non-attachment is the incapacity of the person to form human bonds.

The Power of Touch
Touch is far more essential than our senses Neurophysicological Benefits of the Baby Sling There is scientific evidence that returning to a more "primitive" style of caring for our infants could enhance development.

The Sling Carrier as Early Intervention
The "Over the Shoulder Baby Holder" as an intervention for infants who have been prenatally drug exposed.

The Fruits of Suffering
Tracing childhood trauma in creativity and destructiveness

Marsupial Mothering In A Modem World
Native American phi-losophy that all decisions need to be based on their overall affect for seven generations to come.

Research Review
"Soft" baby carrier aids mother-child bonding

Wearing Your Baby
Parenting Magazine Article

"Im Touched"
The Message: LOVE

Aggression
Aggression psychology-related issues

Communication Between Mother and Infant
The beginning of and on-going interaction between mother and infant.

Infantile Colic
Library of the National Medical Society

Behavior Problems in Infants
Common issues during early infancy

Right From The Start
Running a modem family is a complicated managerial task

Off to a Good Start
Why the first three years are so crucial to a child’s development.

Giving Infants a Helping Hand
Touch is vitally important to the development of healthy, happy children.

The Loving Ties That Bond
And so it is that babies fall in love with their parents. Psychologists, of course, have a less romantic name for it: attachment.