Bedsharing with a toddler with medical needs
When I was pregnant with my son I did everything “right”. Got the moses basket (donated by friends), bought the cot that turned into a
Gemma Hamilton
10 May 2022
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Baby sleep safety
When we become parents ‘safety’ often takes on a huge new role in our lives. We suddenly feel the responsibility of keeping this new life
Rowan Littlejohns
2 May 2022
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Simple sensory tools to improve baby sleep (and yours too!)
Sleep; it’s the top subject on any parent’s mind at some point on the parenting rollercoaster. Baby sleep can be particularly frustrating. They seem to
Rowan Littlejohns
29 April 2022
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The eight senses
Everyone has heard of our five senses, so most people sound confused when we say there are actually eight. The five commonly known senses are
Rowan Littlejohns
26 April 2022
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Touch: the eight senses: fact file
The sense of touch The tactile sense, or the sense of touch is one of the five better known senses. However, we often take it
Rowan Littlejohns
25 April 2022
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Sensory regulation
Taste: the eight senses: fact file
The sense of taste The gustatory sense, or the sense of taste is one of the five better known senses. There are taste buds all
Rowan Littlejohns
25 April 2022
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Sensory regulation
Smell: the eight senses: fact file
The sense of smell The olfactory sense, or the sense of smell is one of the five better known senses. The nose is the primary
Rowan Littlejohns
22 April 2022
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Sensory regulation
Sight: The eight senses: Fact file
Seeing: the visual sense Sight, or seeing is the visual sense. The eye is the sensory organ associated with sight. The eye receives signals of
Rowan Littlejohns
22 April 2022
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Sensory regulation
Hearing: the eight senses: fact file
The sense of hearing The auditory sense, or the sense of hearing is one of the five better known senses. Our sense of hearing picks
Rowan Littlejohns
19 April 2022
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Sensory regulation
Vestibular sense: the eight senses: fact file
What is the vestibular sense? The vestibular sense is one of the eight senses that is missed out of the classic list of five senses.
Rowan Littlejohns
19 April 2022
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Sensory regulation
Interoception: the eight senses: fact file
What is interoception? Interoception is one of the eight senses that is missed out of the classic list of five senses. Therefore most of us
Rowan Littlejohns
19 April 2022
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Is bedsharing dangerous? Talking about risks
Parents want to make the best choices for them and their family, and so safety is something that they think about a lot. Sleep safety
Rowan Littlejohns
13 April 2022
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Bedsharing safely
Sleep safety is hugely important. Every baby sleeps, even if it seems like it never happens. So all families need to think about where their
Rowan Littlejohns
12 April 2022
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Sleep story: ‘giving in to bedsharing’
This is my account of how bedsharing became part of our sleep solution, despite all the warnings from health care professionals. It is not designed
Rowan Littlejohns
12 April 2022
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Newsflash: Keep babies safe from sabre toothed tigers
Once upon a time humankind lived a life more in tune with nature. We rose with the sun rise, and went to sleep when the
Rowan Littlejohns
12 April 2022
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