LE BLOG DE VIMALA MC LURE

PARENT’S BEHAVIORAL CORRECTIONS TUNE INFANT’S BRAIN TO ANGRY TONE

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 13:52:44 +0000

The same brain network that adults use when they hear angry vocalizations is at work in infants as young as six months old, an effect that is strongest in infants whose mothers spend the most time controlling their behavior, according to a new study in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Chen Zhao of the University of Manchester, UK, and ...

RESEARCHERS STUDY INFANT-DIRECTED SINGING

Sun, 19 May 2019 23:33:29 +0000

In our Infant Massage classes, we incorporate parents singing to their babies as soon as the parents feel confident in delivering many of the strokes. When I was developing our program, I found that singing a slow, repetitive, rhythmic lullaby helped both myself and my baby to relax and have fun with the massage. I believe it is an important ...

BABIES REMEMBER POSITIVE EXPERIENCES OVER NEGATIVE ONES

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:54:14 +0000

Research from scientists at Brigham Young University, published in Infant Behavior and Development, found that 5-month-olds remembered experiencing positive emotions far more than negative ones. The purpose of this study was to examine the behavioral effects of adults’ faces on 5-month-olds’ visual recognition memory. Five-month-olds were exposed to a dynamic happy, angry, or neutral affective (face–voice) expression while familiarized to ...

INFANTS CAN TELL FRIENDS FROM STRANGERS JUST BY HEARING THEM LAUGH

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:29:10 +0000

In the company of an old friend, conversation and humor flow naturally. However, when we have to interact with a stranger, things can feel awkward even when you’re both laughing along — and this can be easily sensed from the outside as well. According to a new study, infants as young as five months old are capable of differentiating laughter ...

HOW MY LIFE’S WORK GOT STARTED

Sun, 24 Feb 2019 21:40:40 +0000

While studying and working in a small orphanage in India in 1973, I made a discovery that was to substantially redirect my life. I became aware of the importance of traditional Indian baby massage, both for its soothing effects and for its role in affectionate nonverbal communication. An Indian mother regularly massages everyone in her family and passes these techniques ...

BOUNCING TO MUSIC CAN HELP BABIES BOND, BECOME MORE COOPERATIVE

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 20:21:57 +0000

According to a study published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, babies have some important lessons to share about bonding and the power of music.The findings show that music has important social effects on infants—as long as the little ones and their parents aren’t just listening passively, said Laura Cirelli, the study’s lead author and a researcher ...

VIMALA’S SPEECH AT THE 2018 GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR IAIM

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:17:53 +0000

I believe in magic. What some people call “coincidence” is often so deep, even life-changing, that I call it magic. The universe abounds with magic, and if you think about it, your life is bookmarked by magic moments. I believe that I was born with a strong intuition—a capacity for magic—and it has guided me throughout my life. I was ...

GENTLY STROKING BABIES BEFORE MEDICAL PROCEDURES CAN REDUCE PAIN

Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:21:50 +0000

Researchers found that gently stroking a baby seems to reduce activity in the infant brain associated with painful experiences. Their results, appearing in the journal Current Biology, suggest that stroking an infant at a certain speed—of approximately 3 centimeters per second—can provide effective pain relief before clinically necessary medical procedures. “Parents intuitively stroke their babies at this optimal velocity,” says ...

BABIES FEEL PAIN LIKE ADULTS

Thu, 27 Dec 2018 20:55:28 +0000

Babies’ brains ‘light up’ in a very similar way to adults when exposed to the same painful stimulus, a pioneering Oxford University brain scanning study has discovered. It suggests that babies experience pain much like adults. The study looked at 10 healthy infants aged between one and six days old and 10 healthy adults aged 23-36 years. Infants were recruited ...

INFANTS WHO RESEMBLE THEIR FATHER AT BIRTH FOUND TO BE HEALTHIER ONE YEAR LATER

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 23:15:37 +0000

Infants who resemble their father at birth are more likely to spend time together with their father and, in turn, be healthier when they reach their first birthday, according to new research co-conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. “Fathers are important in raising a child, and it manifests itself in the health of the child,” ...

VIMALA GOES TO SPAIN Part 2—CONFERENCE/GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:03:34 +0000

I boarded a bus with all the Trainers to go to the GA in Madrid city. It was held at a huge modern hotel and convention center. Mia and friends ushered me in, and we were told that we couldn’t get a room until around 4 hours later. Mia told the man who was serving us, “But Vimala is the ...

VIMALA GOES TO SPAIN Part 1—TRAINER’S MEETING

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 01:59:15 +0000

This year, fortunately, I was able to attend the IAIM Trainer’s Meeting, Educational Conference, and General Assembly in and near Madrid, Spain. Packing is a week-long ordeal. I lay my cases out and gradually fill them, every day packing things and taking things out until I have the perfect and legal balance of stuff I will need. I pack probably ...