Word: motherhood
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Mompreneurs, as they have come to be known, have created an endless variety of kid-inspired products--motherhood, apparently, being the mother of invention. Cynthia Drasler, of Phoenix, Ariz., came up with Organic Excellence hair- and skin-care products because her daughter's skin was too sensitive for most products already on the market. Narmin Parpia designed Potty Scotty, an anatomically correct male doll that pees water, after struggling to find toilet-training aids for her two sons. Julie Dix was inspired to create Taggies, a line of tactile blankets and books, when she noticed that her toddler son often...
...neurons that reach out and form synapses, necessary for new learning. Dr. Kinsley compares it to a computer acquiring extra bandwidth to help it run more than one program at a time. There has also been some intriguing recent research on the impacts of two hormones important to motherhood, oxytocin and prolactin, on mental functioning--specifically, learning and memory and the reduction of fear and anxiety...
...Moberg, an authority on oxytocin, told me that she's convinced a woman's brain becomes more receptive to the impact of oxytocin after the first heavy dose that comes with labor and breast feeding. What I've come to believe is that the hormones of pregnancy and early motherhood help us form what may be the strongest personal relationship of our lives. It's that relationship--the years of flexing our brains as we deal with the challenges presented by a growing child--that may have the most impact in training us in all sorts of useful skills...
...women realize the potential to become smarter with motherhood...
...fathers, adoptive parents and other caregivers shut out of the intellectual benefits of motherhood...