bonding

November 29, 2021anxiety, attachment, attunement, bonding, emotions, family, feelings, hide and seek, mother, separation, separation anxiety

Nothing compares to you

Who else feels their stress levels rise when they hear their little one crying? Who else finds it difficult to leave their […]

November 22, 2021attachment, bonding, connections, hide and seek, identity, individuality, mother, safety, separation

Ready or not

“Ready or not…here I come…” is probably a phrase you have either said or heard many a time as a parent/uncle/auntie/grandparent…. Hide […]

June 28, 2021adventure, attachment, attention, attention-seeking, attunement, bonding, choice, emotions, family, family time, feelings, fun, future, Goal, grateful, learning, mother, Parenting, selflessness

In my daughter’s eyes

I never thought I wanted children for many reasons, but the main one being I was just too selfish. Who wants to […]

May 24, 2021anxiety, attachment, bonding, communication, community, connections, emotions, empathy, family, feelings, flashback, grateful, Hope, loss, love, memory, mother, neonatal, Parenting, Process, trauma

I’ll cry if I want to

So, little Awena turned one at the weekend. The sun shone, which sandwiched between two horrendously wet days, was a great blessing. […]

May 17, 20212020, attunement, basic need, birth, bonding, calm, change, communication, community, comparison, connections, education, emotions, empathy, family, feelings, inner peace, learning, mother, patience

This is me

You’ve probably heard it said “every baby is different” and of course that’s true. In fact, every mother is different too. We […]

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021attachment, basic need, body, bonding, calm, communication, community, connections, emotions, empathy, family, fear, feelings, future, Hope, hug, mother, Parenting, perseverance

The power of touch

Did you know that positive physical touch is necessary for human survival? Crazy eh? The other day I popped a little question […]

December 7, 2020Activity, attachment, attention, attunement, bonding, craft, Creativity, date, emotions, empathy, family, family time, feelings, guilt, learning, love, mother, Parenting

Wake up and pay attention

I learnt a valuable lesson on Saturday. One of the challenges I have found in becoming a mum of two is making […]

November 23, 2020attachment, attunement, basic need, body, bonding, communication, education, emotions, empathy, expression, family, feelings, individuality, learning, mother, nursery rhymes, Parenting, play, play therapy, singing

Wind the Bobbin Up

Have you ever wondered why it is we sing such bizarre, action-packed songs to babies? I’ve never given it much thought until […]

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020anxiety, attachment, attunement, bonding, bravery, emotions, empathy, family, fear, feelings, labour, learning, loss, love, mother, neonatal, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance, pregnancy, premature

Peace, be still

Time is definitely a healer, right? This may be so but it’s definitely not a remover. Yesterday was national premature baby day. […]

October 12, 2020attention, attention-seeking, attunement, bonding, busyness, calm, choice, communication, emotions, empathy, family, family time, feelings, future, guilt, Hope, love, mental health, messy, mother, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance, positivity, tranquility

The sweetest gift

Why is mum guilt such a real and often daily thing? Why is it that when they’re tucked up in bed you […]