Entries by Emma Garbett
How to Stimulate Your Baby Without Overstimulating Them
How to Stimulate Your Baby Without Overstimulating Them (Finding the balance in those early, fragile months) Some days your baby seems perfectly content just watching the light move across the wall. Other days, they’re wide-eyed, wriggly and fighting sleep by mid-morning — and you’re left wondering what changed. In those early months, it’s not always […]
How Sensory Play Supports Baby Brain Development
How Sensory Play Supports Baby Brain Development Why sensory exploration matters more than you think in the first year of life In the first year of life, your baby’s brain is growing at an astonishing rate. By the age of one, the brain has reached around 60% of its adult size. Millions of neural connections […]
Why Messy Play Is So Much More Than Just… Messy
Why Messy Play Is So Much More Than Just… Messy (And the real benefits of messy play for babies and toddlers) Let’s start with the honest bit. Messy play can feel like hard work.The clean-up you don’t have time for.The clothes you instantly regret.The little voice in your head saying, “They’ll just tip it on […]
Why Baby Classes Are Good for Your Little One 💛
Why Baby Classes Are Good for Your Little One 💛 If you’re reading this because you’ve just joined Adventure Babies — welcome. Truly. And if you’re reading this because you’ve been thinking about it, hovering over the booking button, wondering if now is the right time… this one’s for you too. Because something rather lovely […]
Is My Baby Developing Normally? How Baby Classes Support Healthy Development
Is My Baby Developing Normally? How Baby Classes Support Healthy Development If you’re a new parent, chances are you’ve typed “is my baby developing normally?” into Google at least once (often in the middle of the night). You’re not alone. Every parent worries about whether their baby is doing what they should be doing — […]
The Pincer Grip: How Babies Learn to Use Their Fingers
The Pincer Grip: How Babies Learn to Use Their Fingers If you’ve ever watched your baby carefully pick up a crumb, a bit of fluff, or a piece of food from the floor and thought “oh wow… that looked quite deliberate” — you’ve just spotted the pincer grip in action. The pincer grip is one […]
How Do Babies Learn? A Friendly Guide to Cognitive Development
How Do Babies Learn? A Friendly Guide to Cognitive Development If you’re a new parent, you might wonder: how do babies learn? It can feel like a big, abstract question — but the truth is, it’s happening all the time, every day, often without you even noticing. Cognitive development is simply how your baby’s brain […]
What Is Baby Development? A Friendly First-Look Guide for New Parents
What Is Baby Development? A Friendly First-Look Guide for New Parents If you’re a new parent, you’ve probably typed “what is baby development?” into Google at some point — often at 3am, half-asleep, wondering if you’re doing enough. It sounds important (it is), a bit technical (it doesn’t have to be), and sometimes like something […]
