{"id":546,"date":"2017-06-15T12:39:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T00:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baby.geek.nz\/?p=546"},"modified":"2017-06-15T12:39:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T00:39:05","slug":"articles-links-and-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baby.geek.nz\/?p=546","title":{"rendered":"articles, links and love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/baby.geek.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5134-e1497484569509.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-547\" alt=\"IMG_5134\" src=\"http:\/\/baby.geek.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5134-e1497484569509-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Tena koutou, e geek ma. \u00a0Here is the sweet cover picture of the latest issue of OHbaby! \u00a0I&#8217;m proud of the articles in there that I created &#8230; one is full of wisdom from my friends\/colleagues (i.e., frolleagues) and the other is about play. \u00a0YEAH.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of wisdom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/is-the-u-s-education-system-producing-a-society-of-ldquo-smart-fools-rdquo\/?WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20170607\">check out this excellent interview from Scientific American about an education system producing &#8220;smart fools&#8221;<\/a>. \u00a0Robert Sternberg is talking about the situation in the US, but I wonder how different things are here in NZ? \u00a0Discuss.<\/p>\n<p>You know what would help? \u00a0An emphasis on the li&#8217;l kid versions &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwjf.org\/en\/library\/research\/2017\/05\/promoting-social-and-emotional-learning-in-preschool.html\">like promoting social-emotional learning in preschools, as described by this work <\/a>supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/babyinmind.org.au\/could-baby-massage-courses-for-staff-improve-morale-empathy-and-job-satisfaction\/\">This link will take you to an account of how infant massage<\/a> just might have benefits that extend even beyond the all-important mother:baby relationship, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recognizetrauma.org\/statistics.php\">here is a serious set of trauma statistics<\/a>. \u00a0All the more reason for solid relationships: they anchor us when the world gets stormy. \u00a0Which it does. \u00a0And probably will.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@zerotothree\/the-reality-of-the-budget-for-babies-42cdd75cca9b\">This link is from Zero to Three and has some chilling news<\/a> about the impact of the most recent US budget on the lives of children, families, and the poor. \u00a0Speaking of the T-word, <a href=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/379626\/a-field-of-lavender-nourished-by-trumps-tweets\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=sw\">check out this beautiful and horrifying art installation in New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now: f<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/lifestyles\/sc-phone-relationship-family-0307-20170309-story.html\">rom the Chicago Tribune &#8230; about the way that smartphones can interfere with relationships EVEN WHEN THEY ARE SWITCHED OFF<\/a>, and what a surprise, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.byu.edu\/news\/daily-\u201ctechnoference\u201d-hurting-relationships-study-finds\">more research about how tech use is interfering with relationships, this from BYU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those of use who&#8217;ve studied how kids grow &amp; learn won&#8217;t be surprised to learn that all this &#8216;technoference&#8217; points to problematic child behaviour &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/cdev.12822\/abstract\">as described in this study in the journal Child Development<\/a>. \u00a0The study is also reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2017\/05\/170524101501.htm\">a reader-friendly way &#8230; right here. \u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join the resistance! \u00a0Behold:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timewellspent.io\">Time Well Spent<\/a>. \u00a0Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/sherry_turkle_alone_together\">the work of Sherry Turkle<\/a> (thanks, Lauren),<a href=\"http:\/\/anildash.com\/about.html\"> Anil Dash<\/a>, and consider a relationship with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\">Common Sense Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My husband shared <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/life\/family\/2017\/05\/happy_mother_s_day_you_will_hate_your_husband_after_having_a_baby.html\">this cynical piece from Slate with me<\/a>, on Mother&#8217;s Day &#8230; It&#8217;s kinda funny but also a bit depressing, so I will make this my final gem for the day:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flowmagazine.com\/quotes-that-inspire\/54212.html\">a link shared with me by my Big Girl, from the beautiful Flow magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tena koutou, e geek ma. \u00a0Here is the sweet cover picture of the latest issue of OHbaby! 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