An emergency such as a natural disaster often comes with little warning and very little time to plan. Even when a crisis hits on a more personal level (a house fire or loss of a job, for example) having a plan beforehand can help families cope.
A highlight of a study released online last week in advance of publication in the June print issue of Pediatrics links breastfeeding in infancy with a decreased risk for both childhood and adult obesity. Through breastfeeding, infants learn to self-regulate their food consumption. Conversely, babies fed by bottle, learn to empty the full bottle (Gordon, 2010).
