The Science of Mom Quotes

“If you feel judged by others, remember that they don't live in your house at night, and they don't care for your child. You do, and you are capable of doing the right thing for your child.”
― Alice Callahan, The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year

“Despite the many swings, bouncers, rockers, “lounger” pillows, and other inclined sleeper products marketed to parents, these also aren’t safe sleep surfaces for babies. This includes car seats, which should absolutely be used to keep babies safe in vehicles, but not as a place to sleep (especially unsupervised) once you’ve arrived at your destination. A 2019 study reported that 348 infants died while sleeping in sitting devices between 2004 and 2014 in the United”
― Alice Callahan, The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year

“Without science and critical thinking, we are easily led astray by common cognitive biases.62 For example, we tend to perceive something that is natural as safer than something that is made by humans, even though nature is full of toxins and brutal tragedies. We don’t like to take risks that may carry unknown side effects, even if very rare, but we’ll willingly take greater risks when we believe we understand and can control the potential for harm.”
― Alice Callahan, The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year

“Among all of the topics I cover in this book, the choice to vaccinate on schedule is backed by the strongest, clearest, biggest pile of evidence.”
― Alice Callahan, The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year

“My personal philosophy is that, as a parent, it is my job to find that balance of when my child is ready to try something on her own and when she needs help.”
― Alice Callahan, The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year

“We do science because we want to understand the truth. It is a constant, ongoing pursuit to understand our own biology so that we can make smart choices at an individual and policy level. If the science of breastfeeding is used first and foremost as a tool for breastfeeding promotion, we compromise public trust in science. Biased information about breastfeeding also sets up infant feeding as a debate, which sometimes escalates to mommy war status, and it doesn't need to be either of these.”
― Alice Callahan, The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year

“The history of breast milk substitutes is a reminder that they've always been needed, but only in very recent human history has science allowed for a safe alternative. That there is even a debate over breast versus bottle is made possible by science.”
― Alice Callahan, The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year