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Newborn behaviour: an overview
Your newborn baby depends on you and other caregivers to give them what they need for healthy development – warm, loving and responsive attention, comfort, food, daily care, time for gentle play and learning, and so on.
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Supporting children's communication development
Communication development is linked to many other outcomes, so parents are encouraged to be proactive and seek early intervention if they’re concerned
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Failure’s gifts: self-determination and grit
Well-intentioned parents spend hours trying to protect their children from experiencing imperfection, especially failure. Maggie Dent, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors, explores why letting our children fail may be a gift for life.
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How screens impact our children's brains
Dr Michael Nagel and Dr Rachael Sharman have co-authored Becoming Autistic. The book examines the neurological consequences of screen time on the developing brain and how they are increasingly being expressed as changes that resemble autism symptoms.
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Biting: What to do when your child bites
So your toddler has bitten another child. Many of us can empathise with how concerning it is to have a child that is biting. The truth is that for many children aged under three, this is a common and often passing phase of normal child development.
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6 ways to manage parental favouritism
When only one parent can put a child to bed or soothe them during the night it can be a drain on both parents. However, parental favouritism has nothing to do with being loved less and actually comes down to the child’s developing cognitive ability.
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Loving relationships and a safe brain
A paper on the Science of Neglect explains that when adult responses are unreliable, inappropriate or absent, a child’s developing brain can be disrupted and subsequent learning and behaviour can be impaired. So how do we ensure a child feels safe?
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Parenting trends: What is a 'Yes Day'?
Handing control over to your children for an entire day might seem a strange choice. Made popular by Yes Day, a 2021 Netflix movie, a Yes Day (or even a Yes Hour for younger children) is a good way to help children test their limits and capabilities.
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