The Perea preschool program is privately funded by Church Health Center and currently serves 128 at-risk students in North Memphis.
Early Experience of Pain has Lasting Effects
About 9,000 newborn infants are receiving intensive care in the U.S. today, and many will be exposed to medical procedures that cause pain, such as needle sticks and circumcisions. Babies often receive less pain-relieving medicine before invasive procedures or after surgery than adults do. An inflammatory response lasting from hours to days will follow, leading to increased pain sensitivity around the damaged tissue. In the past, this also went untreated, primarily due to the mistaken belief that 'babies don't perceive or remember painful experiences.'
The evidence continues to mount: breastfeeding promotes optimal early childhood brain development (See: Following AAP, the American Dietetic Association Supports Exclusive Breastfeeding For Six Months,
The Importance of Good Parenting in Early Childhood
The PDF attached below is a very special one to us here at The Institute. Dr. Hank Herrod has been honing this presentation for a few years, and so it represents the full message of The Institute better than any other single presentation available. Most recently, Dr.