Parenting Advice

Today I interviewed Deborah Mcnellis, founder of Brain Insights.    Her work focuses on helping new parents to understand how to raise calm, confident children using the latest neuroscientific information. Deborah summarises this as “understanding all we can so that we can give our children the potential to become all […]

Here are some ideas for how to create a naming ceremony to welcome your new baby into the world.   It can be a really lovely opportunity to connect with your community of family and friends: Inviting them into your baby bubble is a gift. The arrival of a new […]

I feel motivated to offer something to the world that people might not know that they need until they are already in the thick of their struggle. When feelings of overwhelm and confusion have built up exacerbated by the exhaustion caused by broken sleep. Your sense of self wavers as […]

I often hear that the approach to early years education and family support in Norway and Sweden is much better than in the UK. In fact a study I read by UNICEF ranks Britain as one of the lowest in Europe in this regard. I am curious, therefore, about what […]

The way in which we care for our children creates the foundations for the society in which we live. At the moment it feels like the weight of responsibility lies heavily with parents. The majority of parents are trying incredibly hard to give the best life possible to their children. […]

Having a baby is one of the biggest transitions you will ever go through. I want to help you prepare for this so that you can thrive alongside your child. Here is a link to more resources to help you to do this. Today I interviewed Jane West, a somatic […]

I would like to explore more deeply this week the idea of attachment and attunement not only in adult/child relationships but in all human relationships. Do positive relationships, secure attachments and the ability to attune to others benefit us and help us to stay emotionally and physically well throughout our […]

Having a baby is one of the biggest transitions you will ever go through. I want to help you prepare for this so that you can thrive alongside your child. Here is a link to more resources to help you to do this: https://flipturn.org.uk/   Today I spoke to Sheena […]

For a lot of us lockdown is an opportunity to have more time with our children. This can be a lovely thing but can also mean added pressure due to less childcare and trying to stay on top of work. Spending time playing can help to reduce the feeling of […]

At birth we have around 100 billion brain cells, largely unconnected.  Synapses are produced at a rate of 1.8 million per second between 2 months and two  years. How we interact with our baby therefore has a huge impact on the way in which their  brain develops and whether they experience […]