Likely as not, you’ve heard plenty of people giving you advice on your baby’s constipation. I’d urge you to look to an expert — and,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF recently issued their new document, Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: The…
In his book “The Big Leap,” Gay Hendricks, PhD, makes an important point about why we delay pursuing our dreams. He says that such delay…
Many of my clients tell me that they want their breastfeeding policy to conform to the requirements set forth by Baby-Friendly USA. But conforming to Baby-Friendly’s requirement, while…
At a conference recently, I spoke with hundreds of IBCLCs. Most were nurses in hospitals, but that’s about the only generalization I can make about…
Maybe you’ve already started your journey to becoming Baby-Friendly. You might be wondering how to provide staff training for Baby-Friendly. Step 2 specifies that the facility…
I’ve been there; I know the after-exam stress. I passed, and you probably will too. But stress begets stress, and that’s no good for anyone.…
When you’re in school, it’s easy to know your goals. You’re striving for top marks—90s or “A”s. Or at least, you’re hoping not to get…
But here is a study and test-prep strategy that is often over-looked: Recitation. Study skills expert Walter Pauk notes in his popular how-to guide that “no single…
OK, you may have struggled a bit at first. But by now you’ve developed a solid goal for yourself, with specific learning objectives. You’ve also…