Retained Primitive Reflexes and Developmental Delays The rooting reflex in babies is a basic survival instinct. This reflex helps your baby find and latch onto a bottle or your breast to begin feeding. When you gently stroke the corner of your baby’s mouth with...
Let’s Look at How the Brain Responds to Screen Time Before addiction sets in, a child’s nervous system can become overstimulated and hyper-aroused from moderate but regular amounts of screen time. This causes the brain to be in a state of chronic stress...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications are usually stimulants. One of the most popular is Adderall. Adderall is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy....
While the exact cause of depression isn’t known, a number of things can be associated with its development. Generally, depression does not result from a single event, but from a combination of biological, psychological, social and lifestyle factors. Depression...
Tis the Season for stress and depression. It’s no wonder because the holiday season often brings un-welcomed guests like anxiety and extra emotional burdens. The demands for cooking meals, shopping, baking, cleaning and entertaining, are just a few of extra...
Millions of people suffer from concussions every year Concussions happen so quickly. From motor vehicle accidents, falls, assault and taking part in sports, it happens when you least expect it. With lawsuits pending against the NFL and NHL over the long-term...
