Tiny Muscles, Big Voices: How to Help Baby’s Mouth Muscles Develop for Speech You might think speech is all about words — but before your baby ever says “mama,” “dada,” or that hilarious first attempt at “banana,” there’s a lot going on behind the scenes. Speech starts with movement — teeny, tiny, incredibly clever muscle […]
Why Read to Your Baby from Day One? You might wonder why read to your baby when they can’t yet talk, sit up, or even focus on the pages? But those early moments — when you’re reading aloud to your bump or cuddled up with a newborn — are pure magic. Reading from day one […]
Baby Brain During Pregnancy: The Truth About What’s Really Going On Let’s start here: you are not losing your mind. You’ve just grown, birthed—or are in the process of growing—a whole new human. That’s kind of a big deal. So, if you put your keys in the fridge and your phone in the washing machine […]
When Do Babies Start Walking? The Magic and Mayhem of Baby’s First Steps There are few things in life that make your heart swell (and race!) quite like your baby’s first steps. That wobbly, wide-eyed moment when they push off from the sofa and lurch towards you feels like a movie scene — one you’ll […]
Sleep Like a (Safe) Baby: A Real Parent’s Guide to Safe Sleep for Newborns Ah, newborn sleep — or rather, the total lack of it. Those first few months can feel like a slightly delirious blur of cuddles, caffeine, and googling “how to help my baby sleep” at 3am. But in between the yawns and […]
How to Help My Baby Develop Speech: The Power of Stories from the Very Start Ever caught yourself chatting away to your baby and thought, “I sound completely ridiculous”?Good. That’s exactly how it’s supposed to sound. Because here’s the secret: your baby is developing speech long before they ever say a single word. Every coo, […]
How to Help My Baby Develop Fine Motor Skills: Tiny Fingers, Big Discoveries Ever watched your baby determinedly try to grab a toy, miss, and then immediately shove their whole fist in their mouth instead? Congratulations — you’ve just witnessed fine motor skills in action! Those small but mighty hand and finger movements are the […]
Thank You for Adventuring With Us This Term 💛 Why parents say Adventure Babies are among the top baby classes near me As another magical term comes to a close, we just want to say a huge, heartfelt thank you. To every baby who came wide-eyed and curious, every toddler who toddled straight into the […]
Enjoying Motherhood While It’s Hard Why the days feel long, but the years are short There’s a phrase every new mum hears eventually: “The days are long, but the years are short.” It sounds like one of those well-meaning clichés until you find yourself there — in the thick of it — surviving on cold […]
How to Encourage Your Baby to Talk From babble to first words — and how to turn those into sentences There are few parenting moments more heart-melting than your baby’s first words. After months of adorable babble, wild pointing, and what sounds suspiciously like dinosaur noises, they finally say something that makes sense. “Mama!” “Dada!” […]
