Hug the Monkeytag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1321332010-03-17T07:37:37-07:00how oxytocin, the hormone of love, lets us love and mate TypePadtypepad/kuchinskas/hug_the_monkeyhttp://feedburner.google.comWhy Fathers Should Be There for Birthtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451fea369e201310fafa16c970c2010-03-17T07:37:37-07:002010-03-17T07:37:37-07:00The New York Times has a really inspiring guest post from Josh Tyson, describing his feelings during the birth of his two children. What struck me was how the experience of watching his wife in natural childbirth deepened his perception...Susan Kuchinskashttp://www.hugthemonkey.com/2010/03/why-fathers-should-be-there-for-birth.htmlSex and Oxytocin on Bliss Radiotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451fea369e201310f9d6fe0970c2010-03-14T11:47:05-07:002010-03-14T11:47:05-07:00I'm joining Chrystal Bougeron on Bliss Radio this coming Wednesday, March 17. I mostly focus on the bonding aspects of oxytocin. Chrystal's show is produced by BlisConnection.com, an online store for sex toys and simliar goodies, so we're going to...Susan Kuchinskashttp://www.hugthemonkey.com/2010/03/sex-and-oxytocin-on-bliss-radio.htmlWhat Breast Milk Teaches Babiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451fea369e20120a92744ce970b2010-03-11T09:03:29-08:002010-03-11T09:03:29-08:00Baby monkey get signals from their mothers' breast milk that help shape both their behavior and their temperament, a new study found. Katie Hinde led a team from UC Davis and The Smithsonian Institution that looked at variations in the...Susan Kuchinskashttp://www.hugthemonkey.com/2010/03/what-breast-milk-teaches-babies.htmlSigns He's "the One" for Youtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451fea369e20120a920e5b2970b2010-03-10T08:29:08-08:002010-03-10T08:29:08-08:00Shine has a fluffy but smart post on figuring out if Mr. Now is Mr. Right. They all come down to trust: Do your family and friends like him? Does he treat you right? Put like that, it seems so...Susan Kuchinskashttp://www.hugthemonkey.com/2010/03/signs-hes-the-one-for-you.htmlAutism an Imprinting Error?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451fea369e201310f6354f2970c2010-03-05T14:31:00-08:002010-03-05T14:31:00-08:00Do newborns imprint on the mother, just like baby ducklings attach themselves to the first thing they see, whether that's the mother duck or Konrad Lorenz? Could autism begin when the newborn fails to imprint? I was ready to dismiss...Susan Kuchinskashttp://www.hugthemonkey.com/2010/03/autism-an-imprinting-error.html