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Babies learn about flavors even before they are born.
For instance, studies suggest that a prenatal diet rich in fruits and vegetables may make babies more positively-inclined to try these foods when they are older.
And babies exposed to alcohol prenatally may develop a liking for its odor. Read more in this up-to-date review of the evidence....
Flavors in breast milk is a real thing.
Your baby probably isnt mulling it over with the vocabulary of a foodie, but the basic notion isnt far-fetched. A mothers diet really can affect the taste of her milk, and babies dont just notice these flavors. They also respond to them. Heres how we know....
Researchers at the University of Sutherland are looking for volunteers to take their survey. Read more about it here....
Postpartum depression symptoms overlap with symptoms of the baby blues, the mood swings that mothers experience in the first few days after childbirth.
But when symptoms persist beyond two weeks -- or take a more severe turn -- its time to get screened for depression....
The research on video games doesnt lend itself to easy conclusions, nor does it support extreme views.
On the one hand, there is no convincing evidence that playing these games leads kids to commit serious acts of violence.
On the other hand, there is evidence that violent games have short term effects on behavior, and there is still a lot we dont know.
There are different types and degrees of violence, and its reasonable to think that these differences may have different effects on players. ...
Most babies can say at least one or two words by the end of their first year.
But experiments suggest that many babies have the understanding and rudimentary production skills to use words months earlier -- as early as 6 months....