As your baby gradually develops into a toddler, it signifies enormous changes in their development. Your toddler is now able to express their mind more clearly for you, what they like and don’t like becoming more apparent. Alongside this, can emerge a testing of the boundaries you provide…
Isolation and feelings of loneliness can be keenly felt when you are caring for your little one. This can be for a variety of reasons, not least of which is the absence of another adult to talk to. One solution for some parents are playgroups...
Endings can provoke a lot of emotion for you both, the ending of each group providing both challenge and also an opportunity for change to emerge between you and your child...
It takes time to get to know one another and to figure out your baby’s cues. Each baby will communicate in slightly different ways. Having said that, there are certain generalities which we can look out for...
Hate is a strong word, it is not frustration, irritation, anger, or annoyance, it seems as if it is so much more. It can feel as if that is all there is and this is why this emotion can feel deeply unsettling...
If we think generally about why we feel as if we may want to harm another person, it is often connected to feeling threatened. To feel such from your baby may seem perplexing, as your baby poses no threat to your physical safety, which suggests that what you feel may be a threat in some ways to yourself emotionally...
For a baby to grow up to be an independent adult, they need to have an experience of being safely dependent on someone...







