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March 22, 2020
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month – October
October 4, 2019
Forever, and No Time At All
September 7, 2019
Observing your Baby
September 14, 2018
Emotional Wellbeing and New Parenthood: The Healthy Mind Platter
The Healthy Mind Platter for Optimal Brain Matter. Copyright © 2011 David Rock and Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. All rights reserved. Used with permission. By Dr Yoko Hayashi There is no doubt that becoming a parent makes it challenging to look after your own physical and emotional wellbeing. It is difficult to find time for yourself […]
Slowing Down and Making a Space for your Baby
By Dr Bronwyn Leigh “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher and writer Slowing yourself down internally (your mind and physiology) and externally (your pace and behaviour) can help you observe and ‘be with’ your baby. Try to be aware of how you are feeling and how […]
The ‘Good Enough’ Parent
By Dr Bronwyn Leigh “The good-enough mother is one who makes active adaptation to the infant’s needs, an active adaptation that gradually lessens, according to the infant’s growing ability to account for failure of adaptation and to tolerate the results of frustration.” – D. W. Winnicott, paediatrician and parent-infant therapist ‘Good enough’ parenting encompasses being […]
Six States of Alertness for Newborns
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh Babies have their own special language and it is our job to learn that language. By observing your baby you can begin to understand her language and communication. Being able to read your baby’s cues and communications allows you to respond appropriately to her needs. One way to understand baby’s communications […]
Fathers – the challenge of being a new Dad
By Dr Bronwyn Leigh New and expectant Dads are increasingly getting our attention – and with good reason. Traditionally, mental health concerns have focused on new and expectant mothers, but it has become clearer in more recent years that the perinatal period is a time of psychological vulnerability for fathers too. Recent Australian research surveying […]
Baby massage
By Caroline Heckendorf Baby massage has been practised for centuries and was first introduced into Western society in the 1970s. In the following years massage strokes were researched, studied and refined to provide the basis for how baby massage is taught by certified instructors today. During a class, an instructor will lead mums and bubs […]