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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
Observing your Baby
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh Babies don’t come with a manual – they are the manual! Observing your baby and trying to understand what is going on for them is a ‘way in’ to understand them and getting to know them. Understanding what babies may be experiencing allows us to respond more easily, genuinely and […]
The First Thousand Days
by Dr Bronwyn Leigh Recent Australian research carried out by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has focused on what they are calling the first critical 1000 days. The first 1000 days covers three discrete developmental periods: Preconception Pregnancy Infancy During these times, creating ‘optimal conditions’ for baby is the best way to promote physical, emotional and […]
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 […]