How to Encourage Your Baby to Talk: The Conversations That Begin Long Before First Words Your baby may be months away from saying “mama”, “dada” or the name of the family dog, but that does not mean language development is waiting to begin. From the moment your baby starts to recognise your voice, watch your […]
Does My Baby Get Bored? What Your Baby’s Brain Really Needs From Play There is a particular point in the summer holidays when the days begin to feel very long. Your usual groups may have paused, friends are away and the weather cannot decide whether it wants to deliver a heatwave or torrential rain. You […]
Does My Baby Need Entertaining All Day? Why Doing Less Might Be One of the Best Things for Your Baby There is a moment that almost every new parent experiences, although very few of us admit it out loud. It’s usually sometime around three o’clock in the afternoon. The morning has disappeared in a blur […]
How Do Babies Learn? The Surprising Science Behind Your Baby’s First Year “Have we actually done anything today?” It’s one of the questions I’ve heard more times than I can count. Usually it’s said with a little shrug while parents are packing away the changing bag after class. “We had a slow morning really. […]
Why Does My Baby Love Looking at Other Babies? The Beautiful Reason They’re Fascinated by Each Other There is a moment that happens in almost every Adventure Babies class. It isn’t always during the big exciting parts of the story. It isn’t necessarily when the bubbles appear or when a puppet suddenly pops out […]
How to Read to a Wriggly Baby (Because They Were Never Meant to Sit Still) You imagined cosy story times. A comfy chair. A beautiful picture book. Your baby snuggled on your lap, gazing up at every page while you read in your best storyteller voice. Instead… You get halfway through the first page […]
Why Do Babies Put Everything in Their Mouth? (And Why It’s One of the Cleverest Things They Do) “Please don’t eat the book.” It’s probably one of the phrases you’ve said most since becoming a parent. Closely followed by… “Not the TV remote.” “Definitely not the dog’s toy.” “How did you even find that […]
How to Develop Your Baby’s Fine Motor Skills: Why Crinkly Things Are Doing More Than You Think How to Develop Your Baby’s Fine Motor Skills Have you ever handed your baby an expensive toy only for them to become completely fascinated by the crinkly wrapper, the corner of a muslin, or the label on a […]
How to Help Your Baby Learn to Talk (Before They Say Their First Word) If you’ve ever found yourself narrating your supermarket shop to a baby who can’t even hold their own head up yet, you’ve probably wondered at least once… “Do they actually understand any of this?” The answer might surprise you. Long before […]
When Should I Baby Proof My House? The Baby Development Milestone Many Parents Don’t See Coming One day, your baby is happily lying on their play mat, content to watch the world go by. The next… They’re halfway across the living room, reaching for the dog bowl, making a beeline for the TV cables or […]
