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SILENT BABIES AND BREASTFEEDING

                                       SOME physicians in Japan say there is an increase in the number of babies who neither cry nor smile. Pediatrician Satoshi Yanagisawa calls them silent babies. Why do the babies stop expressing their emotions? Some doctors believe that the condition arises because babies are deprived of parental contact. The condition is called enforced helplessness. One theory suggests that when needs for communication are constantly ignored or misinterpreted, the infants eventually give up trying.        If a baby is not given proper stimulations at the right time, the part of his brain that makes him emphatic may not develop, suggests Dr. Bruce Perry, chief of psychiatry at Texas Children’s Hospital. In cases of profound emotional neglect, capacity to feel empathy may be irretrievably lost. Dr. Perry believes that in some case substance abuse and adolescent violence can be linked to such early life experiences.       Queensland researchers who studie

HOW TO TURN FAILURE INTO SUCCESS

             Do feelings of inadequacy prevent you from taking on new challenges? Do the well-meaning comments of those you respect sometimes undermine your confidence? Does discouragement over past blunders hold you back from trying again? If so, how can you come to terms with your failures –real or perceived?               You have everything to gain by finding the answer to that last question became sooner or later everyone fails at something. But people who can deal with failures are resilient. That means they can put their mistakes in perspective, get up, and try again. And next time, they are more likely to succeed. So let’s see how you can cope with three challenges –potential failure, perceived failure, and actual failure.               POTENTIAL FAILURE; WHAT COULD HAPPEN; You expect the worst and therefore hold back from making an attempt, thinking that your chances of success are slim. So instead of letting fear of failure immobilize you, put your heart into the