Perhaps you have been adopting your scout elf for a few years. Perhaps you are not sure what the Elf of the Shelf is about. Discover if this family tradition is for you.
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In my therapy room, I often hear parent couples ask, "What happened to us? We used to be so relaxed and carefree!" Even the most solid relationships often struggle with the seismic shift that comes with introducing a baby into the family.[1] From practical challenges like getting enough sleep and navigating childcare, to differing expectations of each other now as partners.
If you are in social media and follow ‘mumfluencers’ or any parenting accounts, for sure you must have heard of gentle parenting. You may swear by it, you may hate it, or you may not be sure about what it really means.
Whatever your feelings towards this popular parenting style, do you really know what the research says about it?
We explain everything you need to know about gentle parenting.
We have created the ultimate baby registry checklist, so you don’t need to worry.
Friends and family will be eager to pick out presents for your baby, so to avoid ending up with 20 onesies, putting together a baby registry list is definitely a good idea. Not sure where to start? You don’t need to worry because we have created the ultimate baby registry list for you.
When you are breastfeeding, knowing if your baby is hungry or not, or whether your baby is getting enough milk, often seems like an impossible task![1] And if your baby is cluster feeding, then your confusion can hit the rough. In this article, we give you the clues to deal with cluster feeding.
What Is Cluster Feeding?
Few topics are as controversial as Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). Whereas some medical experts defend that there is enough evidence to support it, others question the diagnosis. Keep reading to discover what shaken baby syndrome is, how to prevent it, and what the controversy is all about.
All of us parents know that parenthood is both a joyful and a challenging experience, and that we can feel totally stressed out at times. But what happens if you experience too much stress, for too long, and don’t have the resources to cope with it? That’s when we can develop something called ‘parental burnout’ – when chronic parenting stress leaves us feeling exhausted, disconnected from our children and not being the parent we’d like to be.[1]
Have you ever wondered why your baby is fascinated with tags? What makes these little pieces of satin fabric that detail garment care or label a toy capture your baby’s attention so well – and sometimes even better than the toy itself?
When my eldest daughter was about 5 months old, I noticed her interest in tags and bought her a Taggies toy: a soft fleece blanket with small loops of satin ribbon in all the colors of the rainbow sewn around it. Can you guess which color my baby liked best? None of them. She went straight for the product tag hiding in between!
Emotionally Based School Avoidance is a term first used in 1932 by Broadwin. It has also been called ‘school phobia’, ‘school anxiety’, and ‘school refusal’. In this article, we give you the latest research about it and a guideline to deal with it.
What is Emotionally Based School Avoidance?
Emotionally Based School Avoidance, refers to a situation where a child or adolescent consistently resists school.[1] They cannot physically attend school due to emotional distress and anxiety surrounding the school experience.
You may have heard the term ‘matrescence’. This word was first quoted by anthropologist, Dana Raphael, in 1973. However, it was not really picked up until 2023 when a journalist, Lucy Jones, published her book: "Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood". If you have not read it, I really recommend it!
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