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Introducing Oath Care Communities

Join fellow mothers and specialists in our new stage-based communities for pregnancy, postpartum, toddler and early childhood.

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An HR Advisor Demystifies Parental Leave

If there’s one thing you take away about California leave policies, it should be that time doesn’t equal money. In other words, there are a set of laws and policies governing how much time you can take off work and have your job protected, and there are a different set of laws and policies related to how you get paid during your time off.

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How to Help Your Young Child Boost Their Resilience in Uncertain Times

Living through uncertain times with young children can bring up additional challenges with caring for their growth and development. Learn some simple ways on how you can better support your kids and help them boost their resilience.

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Mona Singhal, Oath’s Early Childhood Specialist, helps you to build your perfect play space.

Build a space that is truly dedicated to developmentally appropriate practices for your child. We'll help you find a balance between what they can do by themselves and what you can support them with, allowing them to obtain mastery while building new skills.

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How to Ease Your Child into Daylight Savings

Daylight Savings is coming up on Nov 7th, and though it is just a one hour shift, it can affect your child’s circadian rhythm for a few days. With some preparation, we can avoid sleep issues that may lead to tired babies (and parents).

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How Our Healthcare System Fails Black Mothers: A Perspective on Experiences of Black Mothers Interacting with the Healthcare System

There is a long history of mistreatment and abuse of Black patients by the medical profession and healthcare system. This story describes the experiences of a young Black mother navigating the healthcare system in an effort to amplify the voices of the marginalized and silenced populations.

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How Oath is building a Zone of Genius culture

Here at Oath, we believe deeply in Zones of Genius. We use this framework to ensure every team member is set up to contribute their unique combination of experience, talent, and skills to our mission of meaningfully improving health outcomes for the next generation of kids.

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Heavy Metals in Baby Food: How to Mitigate Risk of Toxicity

Recent reports show toxic levels of heavy metals in baby food. Don’t panic! Toxic heavy metals in baby food is nothing new, but now that we are aware of their existence, we can take steps to mitigate their effects. Let’s talk about what these new reports mean and what we can do about it.

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Don't buy these much-recommended baby items

You'll see these items on baby registry lists everywhere, but don't be fooled—you don't actually need them.

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4 Grown-Up Meals That You Can Also Feed Your Baby

Meals for adults that can easily be adapted to serve tiny food snobs in training.

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Does mom's use of Tylenol while pregnant cause autism or ADHD in their children?

This has become a hot topic (again) as of late with several recently published studies circulating on the topic. Several of you have expressed concern and Dr Ted and I have put together a response for you!

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) 101

At Oath, our model of care is grounded in fundamental research on childhood stress physiology. Stress response can have cascading effects on how children see the world and their actual longterm health. How? Let’s start with the basics.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) 100

So, what’s considered an ACE? ACEs range from abuse, psychological and sexual, to simply living with family members that suffer from mental illness. Find your ACE score and learn more about health correlations.

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A Motherhood Journey: Becky Grymonprez

When I look back at my motherhood journey, I remember those early stages with my boys. Those late night feedings, those exciting moments, those scary times when I was on the phone with an advice nurse and most importantly that community of mama friends who were going through the exact same thing.

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5 Tips for a Healthy Spring

Spring is a time for exploration, growth, and renewal. Here are five tips to help you and your children live your best spring season. 🌸

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A Jewish pediatrician’s surprising take on circumcision

Hotly debated on internet forums, banned in some, we take on the topic of circumcision from the perspective of Dr. Ted Handler.

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15 Questions to Answer Before You Pick a Daycare

In which we pass on hard-earned knowledge about what to look for before you choose a daycare.

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5 things I wish I knew before I had a baby

Lessons learned after challenges with breastfeeding, mental health, sleep, and navigating opinions.

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17 Things You Shouldn't Bother Doing With a Newborn

Moms share what they wish they had stopped doing sooner in their postpartum journey.

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