Since the magazine started in 2019, I’ve published almost 200 articles from adoption stories, to parenting advice and book reviews. There’s so many brilliant articles so I thought it would be useful to share some “round-up” articles, linking to some of the most popular posts.
To start things off, this round-up is of some of the most popular parenting articles. These include articles about sleep and parenting children with attachment issues.
How Your Baby Learns Through Play
In this article, Clare Stead, creator and founder of Oliiki, the little learning app with a big impact, explains why she created it, and how it can help parents help their children reach their full potential.
The app parents a better understanding of the learning their little one is getting out of everyday play. And it builds their confidence by knowing they’re doing the right things. It helps to create foundations for children so that they start out on their learning journey with the right skills, knowledge and understanding. Click here to read the article.
Developmental delay in children
Natasha Tiwari, an award winning psychologist, answers some questions about developmental delay as it’s something that affects a lot of adopted children due to their early life experiences. Click here to read the article.
The Fizzy Kids Podcast
This article is written by Ali about her realisation that the kind of parenting language her and her husband were using, wasn’t working with her two boys. She also talks about the brilliant FizzyKids Podcast and why she launched it, to share her quest to transform her parenting language to something that has better results for her family. Click here to read the article.
Mindfulness for Parents
Amy Polly a mindfulness teacher, speaker and author explains in this article what mindfulness is and how it can help parents to catch their breath and learn how to live in the moment. Click here to read the article.
Theraplay
Molly shares how her family have been using Theraplay to help build their attachment to their new son. If you’ve not come across it before, “Theraplay is a child and family therapy for building and enhancing attachment, self-esteem, trust in others, and joyful engagement.” Click here to read the article.
The importance of sleep for your child
Rosey Davidson explains why it’s important for a child to have a good night’s sleep and how we can help them get it. Rosey is a certified infant sleep consultant and founder of Just Chill Baby Sleep. Click here to read the article.
Attachment and developmental trauma: How using therapeutic parenting can help
Attachment and development trauma is common in adopted children due to their early life experiences. This article written by Dr Kate Mason (BSc. Hons, DClinPsy), a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, sheds some light on what causes attachment issues and how parents and carers can provide support. Click here to read the article.
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