Sleeping babies' brains are buzzing During a study at Karolinska Institute in Sweden, Lagercrantz and colleagues scanned the brains of 12 sleeping infants for 10 minutes using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), finding five resting-state networks engaged in spontaneous activity. As with findings in adult brains, the regions were associated with visual, motor and auditory processing. What does this mean for a new mom? "This confirms the concept that talking, singing and rocking the baby is not meaningless as earlier believed, but very good for the baby," Lagercrantz told LiveScience. For neuroscientists, the finding could shed light on how the human brain develops, since fewer networks were found in infant brains compared with those of adults.

Text messaging harms written language? The frequency of errors in grammar and punctuation has become a serious concern, text messaging, with its use of phonetic spelling and little or no punctuation, seems to pose a threat to traditional conventions in writing,  including unduly reliance on short sentences, simple tenses and a limited vocabulary.

Breakthrough in Infant Care Now Available for Parents
With New Dunstan Baby Language DVD
After nearly a decade of research, Dunstan Baby has found that all newborns use specific 'words' to express basic needs, such as hunger, gas or tiredness. About Priscilla Dunstan This is a remarkable story of an Australian woman who used her unique gift and a mother's intuition to develop a world first the universal language of babies. Born with an eidetic memory - similar to a photographic memory - Priscilla demonstrated an extraordinary connection to sound and its patterns. Initially, Priscilla's talent allowed her to spend years touring as an accomplished concert violinist. Later, she studied the world of opera and further developed her appreciation of sound as produced by the human voice. It was when Priscilla gave birth to her son Tomas, that the true significance of her gift emerged. She was able to recognize patterns in her son's cries and identify the specific needs associated with them. After more than eight years of research and independent testing, this one mother's intuition has developed into the realization of a universal baby language the Dunstan Baby Language. http://www.dunstanbaby.com/