SCIENCE MINDED BLOG

To celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, I wanted to share these 3 facts 1. Breastfeeding is a skill that must be learned. It does not come...

Even as adults, accurately identifying our emotions can be harder than it sounds. We sometimes might struggle to identify exactly what we...

How many of us know someone that's exceptionally brilliant but unpleasant to be around due to their intense outbursts, or mood swings?...

Breastfeeding can be a magical and beautiful thing, but it doesn't always happen this way. There are many good and valid reasons we may...

SIX REASONS YOUR CHILD MIGHT NOT BE LISTENING TO YOU: LISTEN OR OBEY? A lot of the time when we say “my child doesn’t listen” we actually...

Have you ever noticed your child playing around kids their age but not necessarily with them? This is actually a normal stage of social...

If it weren't for the size limitations of the human pelvis, babies would stay developing in the womb for considerably longer. As a...

What does a baby NOT have in common with milk, meat and a Game of Thrones finale? They cannot be spoiled. Why? Because... 🔅Babies thrive...

Emotional development means learning about what emotions are, understanding how and why they occur and developing effective ways for...

Should is a dumb word. There I said it. I've made it a habit that whenever I think to myself 'Oh, I really should..." I stop and ask,...

We often worry that our child’s difficulty with sharing means they will grow into selfish adults or even that it is a reflection on our...

Language acquisition is a product of active, repetitive & complex learning. A child's brain learns & changes more during language...

Ever think back to before you had kids and remember the naivety? Watching some poor parent struggling with a toddler throwing a tantrum...

Special cuddle toys or blankets (also known as a “blanky”, “lovey,” a “stuffie,” or, in our household a “ruggie”) play an important role...

We all love our kids unconditionally, but it’s not always easy to know how to support them when they’re going through something we don’t...

There are two main areas of concern when it comes to mask wearing & how children process information: emotion/face recognition & speech...

Attachment is the deep and enduring emotional bond between two people. A secure attachment is the feeling of closeness and safety we feel...

Being a kid can be frustrating & confusing. Dozens of times a day you’re told you can’t do what you want for reasons that don’t make...

Tantrums are emotions. Big emotions in little bodies that don’t yet know how to handle them. When children have big emotions, they are...

Guest post by @consciousconfidentparenting: For generations, tantrums have been considered a form of misbehaviour – something that needs...