Hasan Merali, MD
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Toddler promoter. Featured in NYT, BBC, NBC, CNN. Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician and global child health researcher @mch_childrens . Views are my own.
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Today, toddlers finally get to share their best life lessons with the world through my new book, Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas: Secrets from the Science of Toddlers for a Happier, More Successful Way of Life.
This is a project I started three years ago and would not
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@DanWuori
Sweet 😊. And what mothers and fathers need is simply more time alone with their babies to further develop these changes.
The US is still the only wealthy country without a national policy for guaranteed paid parental leave. Parents and babies NEED this.
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@DanWuori
🥲. And as an added bonus, babies make more sweet sounds when their eyes are locked onto an adult who is looking back at them!
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While many people tend to focus on toddler tantrums, I like to showcase how they spend most of their time. Yes, tantrums happen, but only on average once a day with a median time of 3 minutes. It would be highly unusual for them to go on for more than 15 minutes.
If we examine
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@DanWuori
Again!!! Young children's love of reading is unmatched.
I miss the days in general pediatrics when I was able to give every child a book at their well child visits thanks to
@reachoutandread
. Toddlers and preschoolers running toward the book closet with joy (right after their
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@DanWuori
En guarde!
My personal favorite is the tonic neck reflex (fencing reflex).
When the head is turned to the side, the corresponding arm will straighten, with the opposite arm will bend, like a little fencer. 😊
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This might be the cutest thing I have seen all year.
Young children love animals, and one of their favorite places to go is the farm. Goats are particularly special because they like being around people and receiving affection from them. And there is actually something called
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@DanWuori
Every 2 years I need to be clean shaven for an N95 mask fit test. To prep for this recently, I brought my three-year-old into the bathroom to watch me shave. She was fascinated by the process and how a shaver works. In the end she said I looked "silly" but enjoyed touching my
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If you are not already following him, I highly recommend following Dr.
@DanWuori
.
Dan is an academic and the strongest advocate for early childhood education. His account provides not only the cutest videos, but detailed explanations of the wonderful, developing, child brain.
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A simple walk for a group of preschoolers or toddlers can be such a fun activity. It’s more of a saunter as they smile and wave at people, examine bugs along the way, and laugh for no reason.
And walking groups are good for adults too! Research shows that adult outdoor walking
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@DanWuori
This is the best! I use a sound file of a baby laughing as my morning alarm😀. I guarantee you will have a better morning if you try this.
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Toddlers and preschoolers spend a lot of their time being active and it’s often hard to keep up with them! But they are also highly perceptive and see the beauty around us no matter how small (a ladybug, a cloud shaped like a bunny) or big, like this sunset.
And there’s
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@DanWuori
Beautiful. Many people often only associate tantrums when they think of toddlers because that's when toddlers get noticed.
But tantrums are brief, and the rest of toddler time is spent demonstrating empathy and altruism like nobody else.
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@DanWuori
I am convinced that there is also a "doctor stage" of development for young children (unpublished research😉). They all love medical kits!
Some even bring them along to their medical visits and start examining me! And then we can both examine their stuffie, of course. So cute.
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Toddlers love picking up objects and throwing them around. Usually they make a mess, but if done in the right way, like this little guy, it almost looks like he is decluttering his room. He even closes the door to get it out of his sight 😊
Dr. Catherine Roster
@UNM
has studied
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Toddlers will try just about any new physical activity. Look at this champ!
While toddlers do all of the strength training they need to do, naturally, this is not the case for adults. Only about 20% of adults do any strength training or lift weights.
But this is important
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@DanWuori
Yes! And in parts of the world where they don't have baby incubators, skin to skin contact is life saving. For low birthweight infants, a 40% reduction in deaths with Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC).
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@DanWuori
😀This is the same reaction I have whenever I see a toddler. They have an amazing ability to bring out happiness in others.
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@DanWuori
Cute! Toddlers and preschoolers are so good at making friends because they smile more, laugh more, ask more questions, and offer more invitations to play. The most important tools for relationship building at any age. 👍
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A friendly toddler reminder that it is important to take breaks! Even toddlers, the most physically active people who fill their days with fun and educational activities, need breaks.
From a large study in adults taking into account 83 different studies, here are some practical
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Shower or bath?
While this little guy decided to explore a shower (but forgot one key step😊), most toddlers love taking baths, especially as part of their nighttime routine. Adults for the most part, prefer showers.
So, which is better?
One study form Japan had participants
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While some people are quite happy walking around Costco, nobody can match the excitement of two toddlers together.
Although not as easy to generate for us, feelings of excitement can help adults deal with anxiety when anticipating a task, like public speaking. Instead of trying
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Eat with your friends!
When toddlers and preschoolers are at daycare, they always eat their meals together. This provides them with extra social time for smiles, laughs, and pea squishing which is more fun when doing it in a group.
Similarly, the same is true for adults.
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It’s truly inspiring how friendly young children can be to strangers. Whether it’s a big smile, an enthusiastic “Hi!” or sometimes even a long-lasting hug like this little guy decided to do.
And there’s a lesson there for all of us on how important interactions with strangers
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@DanWuori
So sweet!
For my little one, I follow the simple toddler bedtime routine established by sleep expert
@jodimindell
:
1. Warm bath
2. Apply lotion
3. Quiet activity like reading
Works every time! And works for adults too!
And shout out to
@reachoutandread
for everything they
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@DanWuori
It's amazing how much fun bubbles are for toddlers! Shout out to all of the
#Childlife
specialists who use bubbles every day as part of their tool kit. Bubbles are a wonderful method to help distract children who need medical procedures like an IV.
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@DanWuori
Great myth-busting here! Toddlers are pro-social people. It helps them build relationships and in research studies they have been shown to share with strangers, animals, and even robots!
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It’s unfair and ageist to compare toddlers to politicians behaving inappropriately. This article was written last month in The
@guardian
in response to my work. I wrote a follow-up Letter to the Editor but it remains unpublished so I’m putting it up here. I would hope that a
The latest advice is to behave like a toddler. Is this the secret to happiness? | Emma Beddington
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I’m happy to announce that Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas will be published on March 5, 2024!
Toddlers hold the secrets to happiness and success, and they have a lot to teach us.
Available now for pre-order:
USA:
Canada:
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Thank you for all the silly moments you shared with us when we were younger (and older!). You were, and will always be, our heroes.
Video credit: janeinsane on TT
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@DanWuori
😊This should be required viewing for any workplace orientation session. What supporting/encouraging another person truly looks like.
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@DanWuori
Fascinating how their anatomy changes so much. These differences also lead to injuries only seen in young children, like a pulled elbow.
Don't pick up little kids up by their hands/wrists only! But if you do, it's okay, easily fixed. 👍
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Early childhood captured perfectly in this 17s clip.
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@DanWuori
Yes, all young children are scientists! Reminds me of a book on this topic that has my favorite title of all time: The Scientist in the Crib by
@AlisonGopnik
.
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@clhubes
Getting my 3yo (almost 4) ready each morning is the highlight of my day! My mornings were so boring before I had her in my life. Now they are filled with discussions on which dress would be best, a coloring session, and a debate on the utility of wearing rain boots on a sunny
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One of the most satisfying parts of being a pediatric ER doctor is removing objects from toddler ears and nostrils. Most commonly we find beads, parts of a toy, buttons, popcorn kernels, and other food.
I always enjoy asking them why a certain object is stuck in their nose or
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This is a public train in Finland. Absolutely wonderful!
And even with this pro-child lens in place,
@helsinki
's 2024 budget proposal “focuses on enhancing services for children and young people.”
Interestingly, the World Happiness Report (
@HappinessRpt
) that was released this
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“I am amazed by her. She is so young and inexperienced, but I’ve found that all I need to know about aging in my 60s I’ve learned from her.”
A wonderful article on all the toddler lessons
@rhduckett
learned from his granddaughter. Published in
@Medium
.
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Some great news from my publisher,
@HCI_Books
! We now have a free book excerpt of Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas, available for download.
Have a look at the first paragraph of the book and if this interests you, you can download the entire introduction from my website
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NICU providers
@AKUGlobal
learn to differentiate between esophageal and tracheal intubations using a low-cost gelatin simulator developed by
@PEMPOCUS
. Thank you
@jadeseguin1
@tagisosa
@PEMLeeMD
for your technical expertise.
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I'm so excited to be writing my first book! The lessons we can learn from toddlers are endless. Thank you
@LaurieAbkemeier
. Looking forward to working with
@HCI_Books
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3 more days until the audiobook launch of Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas!
Learn about all the ways you can improve your life by acting like a toddler.
Here’s an excerpt from the review by
@HarvardMagazine
Available on Audible, Kobo, Google Play – wherever you get
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This is what happens when a toddler goes anywhere near a playground. Running, climbing, laughing, and playing. All the things that make our lives better.
Perhaps if adults had these types of spaces, we could be doing this more. While popular in some parts of the world, adult
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Thank you to readers who have sent me pictures of Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas out in bookstores!
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@DanWuori
Thank you for your advocacy Dan!
Your work truly helps the "public better understood what a big difference a well-trained early childhood educator can make."
One of the most important jobs in society. 👍
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@DanWuori
I love that these little people are simultaneously the best at making messes and the most enthusiastic about cleaning.
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Great to speak with
#Childlife
Specialists this morning on the power children have in improving our lives. Besides toddlers, I have not met a more enthusiastic group of people!
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"Children need stronger policies. They deserve better food."
My latest piece on serving Lunchables to children. Published today in
@CNNOpinion
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In Tanzania this week with
@SickKidsGlobal
@AmrefTanzania
@WorldVision
and Ministry of Health. Working to update national Essential Newborn Care curriculum.
#newbornhealth
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Warning: Funny things can happen if you give a toddler your phone!
This little 2-year-old joker ordered 31 cheeseburgers from
@McDonalds
via
@DoorDash
!
Of note, he was nice enough to leave a 25% tip. Toddler generosity is unmatched.
A fun story for Monday morning in case you
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“By encouraging readers to be more spontaneous and adventurous, Merali frees them to be better and more authentic human beings…. An interesting and well-reasoned approach to help readers slow down, relearn how to relax, and shed any notions of what it means to be an adult.”
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It’s been a month since Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas was published, and the response has been incredible!
The secrets toddlers have to happiness and success are not secrets anymore! Their message has now been featured in major media outlets in the US, Canada, Mexico,
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Daytime naps are for winners and something all toddlers schedule into their day.
And while adults don’t have the time for a two-hour snooze, power naps can help with physical and cognitive performance, as well as mood.
Some tips for the ideal power nap from a recent article by
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I’m happy to announce that the voice of Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas will be the wonderfully talented
@shawnjain
! Shawn has been recording the audiobook last week and this week and it will be released May 14th. Look at the toddler-level joy he has!
Check out his demo
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I had a great chat with Joe Casey on the
@RetiremntWisdom
Podcast recently. It’s wonderful to watch toddlers and preschoolers interact with seniors. They have a special connection and understand each other immediately. Many of the things we lose from early childhood like
Lighten up - and learn from the (much) younger folks around us.
Listen in:
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Teaching Helping Babies Breathe today with
@AndreaJHunter
. What a great group of participants!
@mch_childrens
@AAPGlobalHealth
@LaerdalGH
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Be more toddler!
This wonderful article in
@BBCRadio4
was just published today based on my conversation with
@Emmabarnett
on
@BBCWomansHour
on Monday.
Check it out!
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What Toddlers Can Teach Us About Happiness and Well-Being.
Published today in the
@nytimes
!
Sunday morning self-improvement: On pg 3 of the Sunday
@nytimes
“Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas” (
@HCI_Books
) author
@Hasan_Merali
shares his wellbeing wisdom. Pick up your copy today!
Read more:
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Thank you
@UNICEFTanzania
for hosting us (
@AAPGlobalHealth
) last week in Mbeya and Zanzibar. Looking forward to our new collaboration to improve the lives of
#everynewborn
.
@UNICEF
@AAPNews
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@HelenProulx2
@DanWuori
Yes so wonderful to see
@HelenProulx2
! Dr. Caspar Addyman (
@czzpr
) has the best job in the world and studies baby laughter. And he has a book too!
Check out this article:
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Toddler who is told to "sit still"
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Our new Helping Babies Breathe research project launched in Uganda this past week!
@natlae
@SickKidsGlobal
@AAPGlobalHealth
We started the focused group discussions today that will guide the HBB Prompt project currently being incubated in the
@CamtechUganda
Co Creation Lab. We believe that the project will profit from such discussions.
@CAMTechMGH
@gchallenges
@SantorinoD
@OlsonKristian1
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Priviledged to be part of the Essential Care for Every Baby Master Trainer Course today in
#Nairobi
. The 50,000 Happy Birthdays Programme is aimed at saving maternal and newborn lives in Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia.
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Khushboo Ali from
@AKUGlobal
presented our work on using a novel ultrasound simulator to train providers in differentiating tracheal vs esophageal intubations in newborns
@AAPGlobalHealth
yesterday.
#AAP19
@gchallenges
@SickKidsGlobal
@PEMPOCUS
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@clhubes
1 very sweet girl. And based on my job as a pediatric ER doc, I have high respect for boy parents. There's generally a different energy there...with more injuries. 😉
Your son has inspired me to play the pretend snake game tomorrow with my daughter. Please convey my thanks to
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"Believing in the beauty and power of childhood will make the world a better place🫶"
🥲😍
@Hasan_Merali
@nytimes
Here's the thing... Young children are good judges of character. To be loved by them is just🥰. As an adult, when we feel rejected by them it kind of wounds us and can feel a little bit humiliating. It's easier to brush off kids than admit that they hurt our feelings.
So to
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Our latest publication: Novel training simulator for portable ultrasound to differentiate tracheal vs esophageal endotracheal tubes in newborns. Study in partnership with
@AKUGlobal
@SickKidsGlobal
and funded by
@gchallenges
.
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Excited to launch our new POCUS airway project
@AKUGlobal
NICU this week!
@SickKidsGlobal
@PEMPOCUS
#EveryNewborn
#Pakistan
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Join me online Wednesday at 7 pm EDT to learn more about toddler habits that can improve your life!
As a bonus, people who register and tune-in will have a chance to win one of 10 copies of my new book, Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas: Secrets from the Science of
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I'm excited to be joining a fantastic line up of speakers at TEDxUofT on January 28th! My talk will focus on some of the ways you can improve your life with lessons from toddlers.
Tickets for the event can be purchased here:
Tickets are 20% off until
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Our latest article utilizing street imagery and crowdsourcing internet marketplaces to estimate helmet just published in
@IP_BMJ
! This novel method significantly reduces the time and cost of traditional estimation techniques.
@HopkinsINJURIES
@kavibhalla
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Children have the power to make us more generous.
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I’m excited to share that my new book Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas was featured in The
@nytimes
today!!!
I had a wonderful discussion with Jancee Dunn who picked out some of the best lessons we can learn from toddlers to improve our own well-being. And check out the
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Our latest article from The Lake Clinic - Cambodia () examining caregiver knowledge and behaviour for U5 diarrhea published in Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
@DovePress
! See full article here:
@angkorhospital
@IMPACT_UK_
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@naveenthacker
leads our
#qualityimprovement
session at
#HelpingBabiesSurvive
workshop in
#Kyrgyzstan
.
@syedaliturab
@drsrali
@UNICEF
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Congratulations to my former MSc student Sabnam Mahmuda, recent graduate
@McMasterGHO
and now working
@SickKidsGlobal
, for her recent article in Global Health Annual Review. See our publication here:
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Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas was featured for the first time in a book club this past month😊
@mch_childrens
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@DanWuori
Beautiful baby! Dan, you may have seen this, but I just came across this study published last week in Current Biology. It discusses the mechanics and importance of speaking "parentese" to babies (after locking eyes and learning, of course), to foster social and language
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We have arrived in Geita, Tanzania. Specialized Newborn Care Education starts today!
@SickKidsGlobal
@CanadaDev
@AmrefTanzania
@AmrefCanada
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Great to be teaching
#HelpingBabiesBreathe
again with the team from
@AAPGlobalHealth
today at the 2018
@ecsacon
conference!
@SantorinoD
@SherriBucher
@EileenHBB
@LaerdalGH
@shiphrah_kuria
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It's been a pleasure working with
@SickKidsGlobal
,
@AmrefCanada
, and health workers to improve newborn health. Thank you
@CanadaDev
For
#Canada150
+, we're celebrating Canada's partnerships to improve women & children's health globally. Learn more:
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I had a nice chat with
@AnnetteHamm
yesterday on CHCH
@morninglive
to discuss my new book, and in our conversation, we talked about how toddlers love to dance.
I’m lucky enough to live with a three-year-old and just about every night after dinner she announces, “Dance party!”
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Just published in
@IrishTimes
! Loved the additional lessons from
@joannebalfe
,
@lucindajwriter
and others!
Embrace the here and now, authenticity, perseverance, and so many more.
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Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas is on this years Mother's Day Gift Guide from Publicity For Good!
This is a book for everyone, but mom's will especially appreciate it seeing the lessons in the book come to life with their little ones.
"it’s a must-read guide for moms
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Our fantastic local partners from
@AmrefTanzania
. Specialized Newborn Care Education continues.
#teamwork
#Tanzania
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Looking forward to speaking about Global Child Health this evening
@MacHealthSci
. See brochure:
@McMasterGHO
@mch_childrens
@mcmasterchse
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Great to be back in Cambodia working with my friends at The Lake Clinic.
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2 more days until the audiobook launch of Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas: Secrets from the Science of Toddlers for a Happier, More Successful Way of Life.
Here’s a blurb from
@stevemagness
! Steve is a world-renowned expert on performance and his books have sold more
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