Parent-Child Bonding

Dear single mama. When I was expecting my little boy, Walter, I suddenly became aware of the various schools of thought on parenting. It was like a whole world which...

Humans are designed to cooperate AND build connection! Unlike other behaviours, cooperation is not learned but innate and evident from the get-go... “Children are remarkably cooperative from a very young...

7th June marks the International Day of Infant Massage and Nurturing Touch. Roisin Sproule, President of the International Association of Infant Massage, UK, talks to Attachment Parenting UK about the...

Sometimes our attachments aren't as easy to strengthen as we imagine. Several months after my second child was born, I developed an inexplicable and totally debilitating neuralgia in my hand....

How carrying supports your family growing together Transitioning to being a family [caption id="attachment_6516" align="alignleft" width="216"] Figure 1:Photo from Oscha Slings[/caption] Being born isn’t an easy process (it’s called ‘labour’...

Before I get to the 10 reasons, here’s a little bit about who I am, and what babywearing is. My name is Ciarán, also known as Ciarán the Babywearing Dad....

A Breastfeeding Journey by Denise Sumpter What a journey I have had since I started breastfeeding over 7 years ago – in ways that are difficult to even quantify! And,...

“There is a secret in our culture, And it’s not that childbirth is painful, It’s that women are strong.” Laurie Stavoe Harm For many people putting the words Ecstatic and...

How can we change childbirth? This was a question that preoccupied me after my first daughter was born – a planned home birth that ended in a not-very-positive post-dates induction...

Does your baby enjoy their bathtime? Do they take to the bath like a duck to water, full of happy splashes, or full of dread and tears? Together, let’s make...

‘Adolescence’ – from Latin, ‘Grow to Maturity’ British society has developed in ways that have elongated adolescence. Once a phase lasting a few years, it now stretches from the onset...

Yelling! We all lose the plot sometimes. Parenting a little one and living in a state of high alert, sleep deprivation and less time with yourself is a potent combination....