January 2024

Imagine yourself having a bad day, being frustrated or even angry, definitely agitated, even helpless. Now imagine two scenarios.  In the first, you meet your partner, who is equally agitated. It’s easy to imagine how something you two say to each

For many parents, stepping out of the house may seem like a heavy task, with our child clinging to us, asking us not to go or crying when we step out or showing open and intense protest when we

As our children sit up, the world looks different to them. When they start walking, it’s as if they discover a new dimension of life. Now they can see many objects which they didn't see before. They can reach many

Since the time the baby is born, the most natural rhythm of the breath begins. There onwards, we develop many rhythms such as sleeping and waking, the rhythms of energy/alertness during the wakeful time, rhythms of hunger and thirst and

When our baby cries, the baby is essentially communicating some need. Our brains are naturally wired to respond to the distress of our baby with an urge to address the need. With little means of verbal communication it becomes an

Feeding is an activity which is done consistently no matter what. This creates a potent space filled with opportunities. It’s the initial contact with food, which can build a great foundation for healthy relationship with food  It can build a foundation for

Around this age, the child’s horizons rapidly widen. Their social circle expands with the addition of many new relationships. The relationship between the child and the caregiver builds the foundation for all the future relationships of the child.   One has to understand

Now our child no longer looks like a baby. They may speak like an adult or their body language may begin to resemble the adults. They may also be able to do many things and say many things and think

Have you ever been in a situation when two people were speaking something negative about you and you happened to be within earshot? If not, just for now let’s imagine. Imagine that the person sharing the negative information or opinion is

Do you love your child? Needless to answer. Does your child know how much you love them? To paraphrase Dr Gabor Mate, it doesn’t matter how much love you send to your child, what matters is how much of that love does the