Talking to toddlers helps shape their developing brain, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers captured thousands of hours of language data from babies and toddlers wearing small recording devices. They also carried out MRI scans to study the structure of their developing brains, looking in particular at a substance called […]
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Babies: from birth to crawling Babies do not come with instructions. They are all different and bring unique challenges. Hormones and sleep deprivation combined with parental exhaustion and the responsibility of a tiny new baby can be totally overwhelming, particularly for first-time parents. With a new baby comes an irrepressible need to protect them. You’ll […]
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To mark Child Safety Week, I wanted to answer concerns from many parents and carers about when exactly it is safe to leave children home alone. The law doesn’t state an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it is an offence to leave a child alone if it places them […]
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