We talk a lot in our weekly conversations about tips for staying regulated and supported in parenthood so this week we spent time sharing ideas for helping little ones respond to overstimulation and overwhelm. It can sometimes be surprising and hard to discern from other behaviors. Most often it looks like: requests for increased attachment or connection, fear, aggression, resistance, disconnection and irritation (by no means an exhaustive list). Like adults, there can be obvious triggers and...

What happens when we trust our child, and when is it hard for us to do that? For our Swaddlers conversation, a lot of the discussion centered on trusting our babies when it comes to sleep (theirs and ours) Trusting that they are waking for good reasons — developmental changes/growth (which might wake them on their own, but also means they might need more nursing), teething, feeling rested from late naps Finding ways of meeting our needs and their needs. For example, when our babies are...

Infants have many needs 24 hours a day. They will continue to expect your consistent loving care at all times of the day and night. And in fact, the data shows that responsive, loving attachment is essential for development. However, it may be a new experience for you to learn how to manage less overall sleep or broken sleep while also caring for yourself and your baby. It can help to begin to think of how you'll be able to continue to support yourselves in the early years with things like...