In order to better understand the ‘how-to’s’ of getting you and your baby to enjoy going to sleep and staying asleep, here are some important principles of sleep that every new parent should be aware of
Newborn-Sleep Patterns
The average newborn sleeps much of the day and night, waking only for feedings every few hours. It is often hard for new parents to know how long and how often a newborn should sleep. Unfortunately, there is no set schedule at first and newborns mostly remain on a twenty-four hour clock — and when they are first home form hospital they often think they are supposed to be awake at night and sleep during the day.
Dads Love, Laugh, Listen and Learn…
Perinatal Depression in Dads is often Under Recognised and Under Treated
5 things dads can do to raise emotionally healthy children
Sometimes I have the opportunity to work with men on issues of fatherhood including the themes of communication, commitment, identity, intimacy and trust. The men I work with often have difficulties in their personal lives relating to the people they love most. They yearn for their children to be happy and successful, yet they often lack the skills and ability to model a way to help them accomplish this.
In Pursuit of Happiness
There is a lot that’s said about happiness. Money can’t buy it, others can’t create it for you, stuff doesn’t lead to it, and neither does isolation. So we meditate, eat right, exercise, pray (or not), try our best to make real and lasting relationships, have stable jobs, and try to be nice to the ones we love.
Sibling Rivalry
10 Evidence-based Tips for Handling Childhood Aggression, Defiance and Acting-out…
Psychologists call them ‘externalising behaviours’ - acts of disruption, aggression, defiance, or anti-social intent. Almost every parent has to cope with them at some point, particularly during the toddler years. Young children are still developing the ability to regulate their emotions and impulses, and need to learn what is expected of them.
Imprinting… Unravelling an Over-Processed Approach to Parenting
The lifelong journey of parenting is one of the most relentless and rewarding you are likely to ever experience. This is an exciting, exhausting period where life’s experiences can be enjoyed and at times dismayed over. At times it may feel like a large exercise in troubleshooting, frustration and experimentation
The Complexity of the Unsettled Infant... What I've learnt
In more recent times I have been asked to write down or, at the very least teach, all that I have learnt regarding infants, their behaviours and responses, what works and doesn’t work with regards to settling, the common health compromises and developmental challenges of infants, effective treatments of same and those with less suitable outcomes… no small task!
Adjusting Your Outlook… and become a more confident, effective parent
14 Time-Saving Strategies for Busy Mums
The Force of Motherhood: a letter from a seasoned traveller
Motherhood... let’s ponder
6 Things That Are Just Not True About Baby Sleep
Baby Sleep Myth #1: Comparing Your Baby to Other Babies. It is almost impossible not to… especially when you’re sitting beside a fresh-faced mother of three who is telling you about how her newborn baby slept through the night again last night. But you should avoid comparing your baby to other babies or you’ll drive yourself mad.
When Things Get Physical: Hitting, Throwing, Kicking and Biting
Toddlers and preschoolers are still in the early stages of learning to communicate verbally. Add to that the fact that they have little-to-no impulse control and very immature social skills, and you’ve got a recipe for an instinctive physical response (i.e. hitting, kicking, biting, hair pulling, throwing things, etc.) to situations when they are frustrated, angry, excited, scared, or just tired and out-of-sorts.
Why Do I Yell at My Kids and How Do I Stop?
Ten Tips for Picky Eaters
The Importance of Child's Play
“Bring on all the good advice”… said no new mum ever!
Being pregnant for the first time is one of the most incredible experiences of a woman’s life. There is the sense of wonder at the way your body unfolds, making room for this unknown being who is about to become the centre of your universe. There is also the terror, punctuated by exhaustion and uncertainty.
