Calmer Parenting Kent

21/09/2016

"In one fairly typical encounter, a father asked his eight-year-old son five times to please go take a bath or a shower. After the fifth plea went unheeded, the father picked the boy up and carried him into the bathroom. A few minutes later, the kid, still unwashed, wandered into another room to pla...

11/08/2016

http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/family/547066/letting-your-children-watch-you-give-birth

Why mum Milli Hill, and many others, are allowing their children to be present for their sibling's birth...

02/08/2016

I was a first time mother-to-be, nearing 40. I’d already had two miscarriages and I wasn’t getting any younger and I could go on and on about the reasons...

31/07/2016

Calmer Parenting expanded its family on Friday with the arrival of Tatum Mabel. Helped along by the amazing Tree of life Doula Photography. Hannah Palamara is out standing in not only the support she offers, but also her truly talented ability to capture the emotion of birth.
Any one looking for a Doula or birth photography in and around Kent, do speak to her,

26/07/2016

In a brain scan, relational pain—that caused by isolation during punishment—can look the same as physical abuse. Is alone in the corner the best place for your child?

25/07/2016

Time outs is a popular discipline technique in which the parent separates themselves physically from their child. This is actually a form of love withdrawal.  It's okay if the child wants some time alone, but to forcibly isolate a child, or ignoring the child, is in fact love withdrawal. Parents mig...

20/07/2016

Experts have warned parents about the lethal consequences of covering up a child's pram with a blanket, claiming it could cause heatstroke or cot death

03/07/2016

Fantastic afternoon, hope everyone that came enjoyed the film. Thanks for coming.

03/07/2016

Stuck for something to do today, don't forget the screening of "in utero" is on today at 2:30pm at Knole Academy, Sevenoaks. You can still get tickets via eventbrite http://inuterofilm.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door. Please arrive at 2pm if you want to purchase on the door.

30/06/2016

Tickets are still available for Sunday's screening of in utero.
Don't miss the opportunity to see this remarkable insight to the impact the environment of the womb has on humans.

Http://inuterofilm.eventbrite.co.uk

IN UTERO is a cinematic rumination on what will emerge as the most provocative subject of the 21st Century – life in the womb and its lasting impact on human development, human behavior, and the state of the world. Epigenetics, Alice In Wonderland, The Matrix, scientists, psychologists and doctors c...

28/06/2016

A new documentary explores how early experiences drive development.

26/06/2016

Less than a week until our screening https://vimeo.com/128029155

Sevenoaks Sunday July 3rd 2:30

Last day of early bird tickets.

Http://inuterofilm.eventbrite.co.uk

This is "IN UTERO Trailer [02:10]" by on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

21/06/2016

It's the last week for Early Bird £10 tickets for the last UK screening of In Utero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtt-62U9XYs
This trailer just gives you a insight into the amazing documentary on just how pregnancy and maternity can affect our children and the the surrounding world.
tickets can be booked via http://inuterofilm.eventbrite.co.uk

IN UTERO is a cinematic rumination on what will emerge as the most provocative subject of the 21st century – life in the womb and its lasting impact on human...

21/06/2016

Less art and play; more textbooks and tests, say surveyed teachers. As kindergarten becomes the new first grade, some worry that the joy of learning is being lost with higher rigor.

20/06/2016

Daniel Siegel Reflects on Father's Day

16/06/2016

"During the time in the uterus, we have no speech. All these experiences are real experiences but not represented in the speech ego, and therefore these pre-verbal experiences are unconscious. They can be in dreams but also in our daily situations, they can be present."

13/06/2016

Early bird tickets end this Friday. Get your £10 ticket before they all go

Low birth weight or stress during pregnancy can lead to long-term health problems in women, according to a study. The research found that stress during pregnancy leads to long-term health issues in mothers, affecting adrenal, metabolic and cardio-renal health after pregnancy.

12/06/2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtt-62U9XYs

12/06/2016

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/02/09/465557430/what-kids-need-from-grown-ups-but-arent-getting

Author Erika Christakis mounts a spirited defense of a four-letter word that, she says, isn't used nearly enough in early classrooms: play.

26/05/2016

New research is making the rounds claiming that there are no negative effects to controlled crying, and the press is lapping it up. The question is: Does the claim hold up?

25/05/2016

So what do we know about the effect and efficacy of cry based sleep training based on current scientific evidence? The answer is ‘not a lot’.

01/05/2016

A new study offers more reason not to practice "crying it out" with babies.

24/04/2016

Toddler sleep is much more complex than baby sleep in my opinion, because there is so much more going on in their worlds. The following are what I consider the top reasons for toddler night waking, but by no means is this list exhaustive.

21/04/2016

So why do toddlers tantrum so much? Quite simply because their brains are incredibly immature. On top of an immature brain they also live in a confusing world and most importantly a world that they have no control of.

17/04/2016

Lovely advice for new mums

I described the environment I wanted to labor in, the types of pain management and labor support and what neonatal procedures we wanted, but there was one big thing I didn't write in my birth plan that I wish I had.....

06/04/2016

Interesting read

For problem behavior, spanking and even time-out are a waste of time. Try this instead.

05/04/2016

The first three months of parenting are often the hardest. A quarter of all babies in this age group are diagnosed as suffering from colic, a diagnosis given when doctors don't know why a baby is so unhappy and parents are unable to stop their tears.

05/04/2016

Parents often resort to a barrage of rewards and punishments to address bad behaviour. But a new book lays out an entirely different approach to discipline