By Cozette Laubser Sleep is probably the number one topic parents read about, talk about, complain about and sadly lie about. This article isn’t about ‘to […]

By Dr Melodie de Jager Margot Sutherland, a British Psychologist, says one of the biggest complaints from adults about their own childhood, is the lack of […]

By Dr Melodie de Jager and Cozette Laubser Your skin is your largest and some would say most important sensory organ in your body. Our skin […]

By Lorraine van Niekerk and Cozette Laubser Any mother that has read a little bit about babies, even if it is just the label on the […]

By Dr Melodie de Jager and Cozette Laubser Hyperactivity and ADHD are feared words. Without even really knowing what they mean, we all know we most […]

“My baby walked at 9 months” and “My baby talked at 12 months”, “My baby uses our iPad” and “My baby can build a 9-piece puzzle […]

Nothing makes a parent’s heart beat faster than a spontaneous smile, hug or kiss from their young child. These little signs of love are often what […]

Liewe mamma, my eerste lewensjaar is vol opwindende mylpale. Ek het vir jou ’n brie­fie geskryf sodat jy sal weet wat jy in die eerste 12 […]

Het jy geweet dat daar ’n “goue tydperk” in jou kind se lewe is wat deurslaggewend vir sy of haar toekoms is? Ons 1 000 dae-gids […]

As vital as oxygen is to the brain, the brain does not develop without stimulation. The brain – the power house of the human being, starts […]

Taal is ‘n belangrike hoeksteen in baba se fisiese, emosionele, sosiale en kognitiewe ontwikkeling en daarom moet mens mooi dink voor jy praat. Taal is ook […]

  Everywhere you turn you can find an ad for a movement based programme that promises to be the cure for all ills – dyslexia, poor […]

    A baby’s brain is vulnerable. At birth a baby is used to the same environment where the in-utero conditions are more or less the […]

{Wherever he or him is used to refer to a baby, she or her is also implied} Milestones – An overview Motor milestones are beacons of […]

The first 1,000 days between pregnancy and your child’s 2nd birthday, offer a unique window of opportunity to build healthier brains and happier hearts. Nutrition and brain […]

The vagus nerve is called a wandering nerve because it is the longest cranial nerve and ‘wanders’ to the pharynx, heart, lungs and entire digestive tract. […]

We want the senses and muscles to work as often as possible, so we need to create development opportunities, rather than restrict or confine movement to […]