Tag: carrying

• What Did Jane Austen Think About Motherhood | Pt 2.3

  

  In part one of this series, I covered the births of Jane Austen and her seven siblings, and the childcare strategies of her parents in 18th century England. Across the five chapters of part two, I will show that Jane’s attitudes about marriage were shaped– not by her desire to become a published author– but…

  Aradia Wyndham

  September 29, 2021

  Babies, Jane Austen Series, Video

  19th century, baby, babywearing, breastfeeding, carrying, classic literature, education, history, motherhood, mothering, Regency

• Crawling is Cultural… and Unnecessary

  

  What if crawling is unnecessary? There are cultures in which babies are not allowed to crawl and are never given floor time. What effect does that have on their development?

  Aradia Wyndham

  July 24, 2019

  Babies, Blog, Video

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• Does Babywearing Really Reduce Crying?

  

  Can an infant carrier stop your baby’s cry hole? Science says… probably not. But it might make you feel better.

  Aradia Wyndham

  September 7, 2018

  Babies, Blog

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• Transport Response

  

  Wouldn’t it be great if there was some infallible trick to calm a crying baby? According to science, there just might be. (Get on your walking shoes.)

  Aradia Wyndham

  October 30, 2017

  Evolution of Babywearing

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• Medieval Babywearing | European Infant Carriers

  

  With the talk of which culture has the exclusive rights to this or that, some have wondered if people of European descent should use infant carriers at all. To which I can only groan (and share this post).

  Aradia Wyndham

  March 27, 2015

  Babies

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