Why Adventure Babies Has Become One of the UK’s Most Loved Baby & Toddler Classes There is a very specific feeling parents get when they walk into a genuinely good baby class. Not the forced “everyone clap along while silently panicking your baby might scream” kind of feeling. Something softer than that. The relief of […]
Why Does My Baby Stare at Me All the Time? There’s a very specific kind of intense eye contact that only babies can do. The kind where you’re just trying to eat toast or answer a message and suddenly realise somebody is studying your face like you’re the final scene in a detective documentary. New […]
The Weird Reason Babies Love Being Carried Everywhere There comes a point in early parenthood where you realise your baby has developed very specific working conditions. You may hold them. You may walk continuously. You may absolutely not sit down. The second your knees bend towards a chair, your baby reacts like you’ve personally destroyed […]
The Tiny Moments Babies Remember (That Parents Think Don’t Matter) There’s a strange pressure that comes with having a baby now. An invisible feeling that every moment should somehow be optimised. You should be stimulating them more. Teaching them more. Doing sensory activities from Pinterest involving seventeen wooden objects and a tray you absolutely do […]
Why Your Baby Is Emotionally Obsessed With Ceiling Fans, Fairy Lights and Trees There’s a particular moment in early motherhood where you realise you have essentially become third wheel in a very serious relationship between your baby and an inanimate object. Usually a ceiling fan. Or a lamp. Or the patch of sunlight on the […]
The Real Reason Babies Love Lift-the-Flap Books Why Interactive Books for Babies Feel Like Pure Witchcraft There are few things in life more humbling than spending £8 on a beautifully written baby book only for your child to become emotionally obsessed with a cardboard flap containing a drawing of a sheep. Not the story.Not the […]
The Unexpected Reason Bedtime Stories Calm Mums Down Too The Benefits of Reading to Your Baby at Bedtime Go Beyond Sleep There’s a moment that happens in a lot of homes at the end of the day that nobody really talks about. The kitchen is still a mess. You’ve probably reheated the same cup of […]
Why Do Babies Stare at Pictures in Books? What’s Actually Going On in Their Little Brains There’s a moment most parents have at some point during that first year where you’re sitting reading a book to your baby and suddenly realise they are absolutely transfixed by one single page. Not the story. Not even the […]
Why Your Baby Loves Classes (Even If You’re Not Sure About Them Yet) I always notice it before the mums do. A baby arrives at class a little unsure, taking everything in, clinging to mum, watching the room. Then the hello song starts. And something shifts. A tiny pause. A smile. A kick of recognition. […]
Do I Need Lots of Toys for My Baby? (The Truth That Usually Makes Mums Breathe Out a Bit) I used to think I was supposed to be constantly doing something for my baby. Not just feeding, cuddling, keeping them safe… but actively entertaining them. Like it was my job to make every moment developmental […]
