Ep133: Busting Baby Myths with Child Psychologist Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, licensed child psychologist Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD, joins the podcast to tackle some common topics from the angle of research and data. We break down important facts about holding your baby, sleep training, pacifiers, and even some science behind baby talk!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Goodwin specializes in child development and founded Parenting Translator with the mission of taking recent scientific research and translating it into information that parents can use in their everyday lives.</span></p> <h3><strong>In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Whether you can spoil a baby by holding them too much</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How baby-wearing can have myriad benefits in addition to freeing up your hands</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What is the science around co-sleeping</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Whether sleep training has an affect on developmental outcomes</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How baby talk can actually help advance language development</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What are some of the many reasons to read with baby</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What does research say about baby soothers i.e. pacifiers</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Full website notes: <a href= "drnicolerankins.com/episode133">drnicolerankins.com/episode133</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register for my free birth plan class - <a href="https://drnicolerankins.com/birth-plan/">How to Make a Birth Plan That Works.</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out <a title= "The Birth Preparation Course" href= "drnicolerankins.com/enroll">The Birth Preparation Course</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take a quick, fun <a href= "https://drnicolerankins.com/quiz/">labor pain quiz</a></span></p>