Secrets of Baby Behavior

With depression in the news this week, we wanted to join so many others who are trying to address misinformation about depression and mental health issues. Before I say anything more, I want to...

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Hello everyone! We've had a string of transitions this summer that have pulled us away from our writing and pushed back our planned reorganization of this blog. JenG has taken a wonderful new j...

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We hope all of our US readers have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!

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Hello Everyone! This is Jen G. I would like to let you know that I will soon be leaving the Human Lactation Center to work at the California Department of Public Health. It has been a pleasure...

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  The Secrets of Baby Behavior blog is 5 years old! Thank you to our readers for your wonderful support and 2,670,148 page views! There will be a lot of changes in the year ahead. We look f...

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Are you getting ready for Summer vacation? Learn about why preparation is the key to a great trip and how paying attention to your baby's cues can result in a happier baby on the road in the po...

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This week in the Sacramento valley region of California we will be hitting 100 degrees! There is no better time than now to share our Summer safety tips for baby with you! Read about keeping your...

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For those of you new to our blog, welcome! This blog is published as a service of the UC Davis Human Lactation Center located in the Department of Nutrition at the University of California, D...

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A few weeks ago, we asked readers to send us their questions about infant communication. We received some great questions and wanted to get started by answering this one: Any evidence of using...

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Since it's screen-free week, we would like to encourage you to take a week off from the constant onslaught of media in your life and spend some quality face-to-face time with your kids! For a pas...

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This week our whole team made the trip across the United States to the East coast to share Baby Behavior in Maryland and New Hampshire! We'll be back next week with all new posts in our series on...

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Happy Friday everyone! I am working on a post about language development, which got me thinking about my daughters' first words. All day I've been trying to remember how old they were when they...

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1. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST COMMON 1ST WORD SAID BY BABIES IN THE UNITED STATES? Answer: Daddy. According to a 2008 study, the most common 1st words said by a group of 264 English-speaki...

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A few weeks back we mentioned that we will begin a new series on communication with words. We asked you, our readers, for some ideas of what you would like to know more about regarding this ...

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We are quickly approaching our blog's 5th birthday! Over the years, we've worked really hard to provide our readers with evidence-based information about Baby Behavior in a way that is practical ...

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With 14% of postpartum women in the US screening positive for depression, according to a 2013 study, it’s important to understand how depression affects infant sleep and how infant sleep (o...

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  It's Spring Break! We hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather and we will be back next week!

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If you’ve been a long time reader or have had the chance to browse through our previous posts, you know that we've posted a lot on infant sleep over the years. We know from experience that one...

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Over the next few months we will introduce several posts about communication. Today’s post will focus on communication between caregiver and baby while baby is still in the womb. Babies c...

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It's hard to believe it's been nearly 5 years since our first blog post! As we approach our anniversary, we've been looking through old posts, brainstorming ideas for new topics, and planning som...

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Earlier this week,  a paper was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reporting the prevelence of obesity in the United States from 2011-2012. The Centers for...

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For those of you new to our blog, welcome! We would like to tell you how our blog works and where you can find "The Basics" of Baby Behavior, which is a great series of posts to start with if y...

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We thought it was important to bring to your attention a very large recent recall of Graco brand car seats. About 3.7 million child care seats have been recalled because the harness buckle can g...

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We're busy training a new batch of Baby Behavior experts in Sacramento, CA. What an exciting week!

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Have you ever been around a person who is very stressed and found yourself tensed up after spending time with them? There is actually a scientific reason for these feelings. Scientists in the pa...

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