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Breastfeeding is a Skill
To celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, I wanted to share these 3 facts 1. Breastfeeding is a skill that must be learned. It does not come...
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skennedycostantini
Aug 14, 20211 min read
Emotion Cards
Even as adults, accurately identifying our emotions can be harder than it sounds. We sometimes might struggle to identify exactly what we...
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skennedycostantini
Aug 14, 20212 min read
If a Child Can Do Advanced Math, Speak 3 Languages or Receive Top Grades...
How many of us know someone that's exceptionally brilliant but unpleasant to be around due to their intense outbursts, or mood swings?...
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skennedycostantini
Aug 14, 20212 min read
If Breastfeeding Costs You Your Sanity
Breastfeeding can be a magical and beautiful thing, but it doesn't always happen this way. There are many good and valid reasons we may...
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skennedycostantini
Aug 14, 20212 min read
Like Talking to Rocks
SIX REASONS YOUR CHILD MIGHT NOT BE LISTENING TO YOU: LISTEN OR OBEY? A lot of the time when we say “my child doesn’t listen” we actually...
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skennedycostantini
Aug 14, 20212 min read
Toddler Doesn't Play With Others?
Have you ever noticed your child playing around kids their age but not necessarily with them? This is actually a normal stage of social...
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skennedycostantini
Aug 14, 20212 min read
Fourth Trimester
If it weren't for the size limitations of the human pelvis, babies would stay developing in the womb for considerably longer. As a...
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skennedycostantini
Aug 14, 20212 min read
Am I Spoiling My Baby?
What does a baby NOT have in common with milk, meat and a Game of Thrones finale? They cannot be spoiled. Why? Because... 🔅Babies thrive...
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skennedycostantini
Aug 14, 20212 min read
What Emotional Development is and why it's important
Emotional development means learning about what emotions are, understanding how and why they occur and developing effective ways for...
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skennedycostantini
Aug 14, 20212 min read
Shouldless days
Should is a dumb word. There I said it. I've made it a habit that whenever I think to myself 'Oh, I really should..." I stop and ask,...
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skennedycostantini
Jul 21, 20213 min read
Sharing, turn-taking & snatching
We often worry that our child’s difficulty with sharing means they will grow into selfish adults or even that it is a reflection on our...
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skennedycostantini
Jul 7, 20212 min read
How do kids learn language?
Language acquisition is a product of active, repetitive & complex learning. A child's brain learns & changes more during language...
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skennedycostantini
Jul 7, 20211 min read
I'm not saying parenting is hard...
Ever think back to before you had kids and remember the naivety? Watching some poor parent struggling with a toddler throwing a tantrum...
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skennedycostantini
Jun 28, 20212 min read
Blankies, Lovies, Stuffies: Why do kids love them so much?
Special cuddle toys or blankets (also known as a “blanky”, “lovey,” a “stuffie,” or, in our household a “ruggie”) play an important role...
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skennedycostantini
Jun 28, 20212 min read
How to Support your LGBTQA+ child
We all love our kids unconditionally, but it’s not always easy to know how to support them when they’re going through something we don’t...
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skennedycostantini
Jun 28, 20212 min read
Are Masks Affecting Kids?
There are two main areas of concern when it comes to mask wearing & how children process information: emotion/face recognition & speech...
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skennedycostantini
Jun 28, 20212 min read
Attachment
Attachment is the deep and enduring emotional bond between two people. A secure attachment is the feeling of closeness and safety we feel...
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skennedycostantini
Jun 8, 20213 min read
Play in the Time of Corona
Being a kid can be frustrating & confusing. Dozens of times a day you’re told you can’t do what you want for reasons that don’t make...
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skennedycostantini
Jun 8, 20212 min read
The Neuroscience of Tantrums
Tantrums are emotions. Big emotions in little bodies that don’t yet know how to handle them. When children have big emotions, they are...
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skennedycostantini
Jun 8, 20212 min read
How to Handle a Tantrum
Guest post by @consciousconfidentparenting: For generations, tantrums have been considered a form of misbehaviour – something that needs...
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