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20/11/2025

Il genere umano ha un’unica arma veramente efficace: ridere.

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19/11/2025

Growing a baby is one of the most demanding endurance challenges the human body can face. Research from Duke University shows that pregnancy requires a sustained metabolic output nearly equivalent to running a marathon every single day for nine months.

On average, a pregnant body operates at 2.2 times its resting metabolic rate, close to the 2.5x limit of maximum sustainable human output. Over 40 weeks, this amounts to nearly 50,000 extra calories, the same as running more than 30 marathons. The energy is used not only for fetal growth but also for expanding blood volume, building the placenta, and supporting the baby’s entire life system.

This explains why many expectant mothers experience persistent fatigue. Pregnancy is not a short burst of effort but a continuous, full-term endurance challenge that requires extraordinary biological energy. It ranks alongside extreme events like the Tour de France or long ultramarathons in terms of daily energy demand.

Understanding this helps highlight the physical sacrifices and effort behind pregnancy. The next time someone underestimates how hard carrying a baby is, remember that the body is performing one of the longest and most intense endurance feats known.

19/11/2025

18/11/2025

In the first three years of life, a child’s brain develops faster than it ever will again. Nearly 80% of its structure is built during this time. Every interaction, every comforting response, and every moment of connection shapes how the brain will handle stress, build relationships, and regulate emotions in the future.

This is why caregiving matters so deeply. A stay-at-home parent is not “just home.” They are the original teacher, emotional guide, and nervous system regulator. When a parent comforts a crying baby, stays patient during tantrums, or offers warmth and safety, the child’s brain learns how to calm down, trust, and connect with others.

These early years set the foundation for mental health, confidence, and empathy. The work done inside the home is building the architecture of a future adult. It is neuroscience, not opinion.

If parents learn to stay calm, model emotional control, and create secure attachment, a child’s brain becomes stronger and more resilient. That is why many experts say caregivers are shaping the next generation long before school ever begins.

Parenting in the early years is not small work. It is brain-building.

16/11/2025

Babies are more observant than most people realize. A recent study reveals that even at just one year old, infants can detect when someone is behaving unfairly or unkindly.

In the study, researchers presented 48 babies with a puppet show featuring three characters. Puppets A and B were friends, and puppet C either acted kindly or deliberately knocked down B when A wasn’t looking. The goal was to see if babies could distinguish between helpful and harmful behavior.

Surprisingly, the infants consistently reacted differently depending on puppet C’s actions. They preferred the characters who acted kindly and showed signs of hesitation or avoidance toward the puppet who caused harm. This suggests that even before developing language, babies are evaluating social interactions and making judgments about trustworthiness.

These findings highlight that moral awareness starts very early in life. Babies are not passive observers; they are forming expectations about fairness, kindness, and safety. What seems like simple play is actually shaping their understanding of human behavior.

Parents and caregivers can support this early social awareness by modeling kindness, fairness, and empathy in daily interactions.