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What is EMDR and How Can it Help New Parents’ Mental Health?

EMDR helps to process trauma, reduce stress, and manage anxiety using bilateral stimulation. It promotes healing, emotional well-being, and self-empowerment.

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Safe and Comfortable Babywearing: hope&plum’s Tips and Tricks

To ensure safe babywearing, choose the right carrier, follow instructions, inspect carriers frequently, ensure proper fit, practice, and listen to your body.

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How Does hope&plum Help You Spread the Babywearing Love?

The hope&plum community loves babywearing for its bonding, convenience, and versatility, sharing their appreciation through teaching, gifting, and everyday use.

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Babywearing & Black History: Thousands of Years of Tradition

Babywearing, with roots in African traditions, emphasizes connection and care. Black Babywearing Week honors this history and advocates for inclusivity and representation.

Community Carrier Resolutions for a New Year with hope&plum

hope&plum community members are focused on improving skills with current carriers, mastering back carries, adding new carriers, and finding support through fit checks.

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Overwhelmed? An OT's Tips for Parents to Tackle Overstimulation

As a parent, our sensory systems are constantly working and receiving much higher levels of sensory input than they were before having kids. Think about all o...

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Safe and Snuggly Babywearing: hope&plum's Newborn Carrier Tips

Babywearing keeps newborns close and caregivers handsfree. Follow T.I.C.K.S. for safety, use wraps or slings for versatility, and fit checks for proper alignment.

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Rumor Has It: LEt's Breakdown Babywearing Myths

Babywearing fosters closeness, is safe with proper use, suits all caregivers, supports hip health, and can be comfortable with ergonomic carriers and fit checks.

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hope&plum Around the House: Let Babywearing Help You Tackle Care Tasks

One of the wonderful benefits of babywearing is that it helps you get things done while also attending to the needs of your baby or toddler. Household tasks a...

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Holidays with hope&plum: How Does Babywearing Help You Celebrate?

The holiday season is a wonderful time to come together with family and friends to spread joy, cheer, and laughter. This year, we asked our hope&plum comm...