SCIENCE MINDED BLOG

Separation anxiety is ROUGH. Seeing our little ones become upset and distressed at the idea of being parted from us is really hard. It...

Not only is "making things fun" an obviously pleasant thing to do, there is also some science and logic behind why it is beneficial for...

As parents, it’s easy to focus on a single element of our children’s eating: “are they eating healthy food?” But, there are so many other...

When you can, consider stripping your baby down to their nappy - or better yet, let them fly free & be fully naked altogether. Being...

It's easy to forget that our kids are people too (especially when they’re small). We get caught up in the ‘doing’ of the day: get up, eat...

When it comes to parenting and so many other things in life, we are determined to find the pattern, to understand the WHY behind it all....

We aren’t born knowing how to control big emotions. Emotions are complex signals that our brains’ send us to help us understand what’s...

Some mothers describe an overwhelming sense of love & connection with their baby immediately after birth. Others don’t, I sure didn’t....

Object permanence is a major cognitive leap for our little ones - it marks the emergence of mental representation. The reason that this...

The day to day experience of raising a child isn’t exactly fun. There isn’t much to do, right? Yeah… right! But, if you’re a parent you...

Baby’s brains have many, MANY more neural connections than our adult brains. As in we have about 100 billion neurons - roughly as many...

“Do as I say, not as I do” - a phrase that’s been around for centuries. The expectations we set for our children are often an idealised...

Risky play has so many benefits to our children’s learning & development. When you think back to your favourite childhood play...

In the words of children’s author Davina Bell “Every hour of every day, we’re smart in our own special way.” Her book ‘All The Ways to Be...

Oh hi there! It’s been a while since I’ve shown my face so I thought I’d pop in to say a quick hello. I’ve had a few new people join...

Having a baby changes your brain – as in it literally changes the physical architecture of your brain. Specifically, the areas of the...

Every new parent has the same thoughts, “how the hell do I do this?”, “why didn’t this baby come with a manual?” or “this baby sure...

Babies love mirrors BUT research shows that babies typically don’t recognise that it’s them they see in the mirror until 18-24 months of...

Self-soothing is an over-used term in infant sleep. It was never intended to mean what it's come to mean. The term was introduced in the...

Catching your child in a lie can be confronting, but research shows that the capacity to deceive is an important sign of your child’s...