Check out this page for a few mind-boggling facts about the super-powers of babies. There is so much that babies can do that we aren’t always aware of. Their unique reflexes and their senses (like hearing and smell) are much more developed than one would imagine. While they are totally dependent on us to take […]

I recently received an e-mail from a reader, Mia, who asks the following question: After 5 and a half years of Sharon being an only child, getting our full attention …we are now having another child. A lot of people have suggested that she must be given tasks and encouraged to be the BIG sister and

Don’t expect parenthood to be easy Don’t expect breastfeeding to go smoothly and easily from the very beginning, but try to persevere if possible Don’t expect too much from yourself or your partner Don’t expect your baby to sleep well at night Don’t expect your baby to get into a routine that will make your

Don’t expect your baby to do what the baby books say she should be doing. Don’t expect him to sleep through the night. If he does, that’s fabulous, but many babies don’t. Don’t judge or criticize your own mothering. Just do the best you can. Hand your baby over to someone you trust for a

There are so many reasons that some babies have poor or disruptive sleep patterns, and we can’t always find the perfect sleep solution for every baby. But research suggests that there is a link between anxiety and depression in the mom – prior to the birth of the baby – and sleep problems in the

There are so many reasons that some babies have poor or disruptive sleep patterns, and we can’t always find the perfect sleep solution for every baby. But research suggests that there is a link between anxiety and depression in the mom – prior to the birth of the baby – and sleep problems in the

A couple of weeks ago, at the monthly meeting of the Western Cape Association for Infant Mental Health, we were fortunate enough to host Prof Chris Milton, a paediatrician who is doing some very interesting and valuable research on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome at the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health University of Cape Town. Besides

Parents often ask whether it’s a good or a bad thing to sleep with their new babies. Some of the more hard core believers of strict sleep training argue that babies should be taught to sleep alone from the very beginning. A few decades ago in some societies it was considered acceptable to put a

This life can be very hard when we try to walk its path alone. The same goes for parenthood and also for the adoption process. Adoption is not without its challenges, before, during and after finally being united with your adoptive child. Whilst adoptive parents experience the usual challenges of parenthood, they are also faced