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Babies look at you as they are most of all drawn to the human face. This is your baby’s way of making a connection with you, it can be an expression of affection and even love, which may feel intrusive or overwhelming if this is something you are not used to…

A secure attachment is possibly the single greatest determinant of your child’s future wellbeing. This is because research has shown that it is predictive of so many later outcomes, from how well they get on with others to academic success...

The types of experiences your baby has will go a very long way to determining the type of brain that they develop. As a result, the brain your baby forms will be unique to them, based on the very specific sets of experiences that they have, predominantly with you…

I wanted to write about an experience that many parents can have in regard to their baby’s sleep. This is of how you might feel when your baby is struggling to settle. To hear your baby cry, particularly at night can evoke strong emotion...

Your baby’s ability to soothe themselves to sleep has to be learnt. In the first few months this is unlikely, although if you are able to put your baby down awake right from the beginning, it can often help things to go a lot smoother, but this might not always feel or be possible...

Imagination means permitting yourself to be curious in your own mind, to allow it to wonder. If you manage difficult emotion by doing your best to move it to one side or dismiss it, then allowing your mind to roam freely can be challenging, even threatening for you, as it poses the risk of these emotions surfacing…

Asking for help means admitting both to yourself and to other people that you cannot do this alone. It might be that growing up, you learnt to hide your vulnerability…