Understand Babies

12/06/2025

Are you looking for something meaningful, grounding and empowering? Why not come and join us for an exciting new workshop on Saturday 22nd June, on the longest day of the year, The Summer Solstice.
To book email patricia@rainbowsendclinic.com

23/03/2023

Wonderful new app with lots of information to help with breast feeding

22/03/2023

Our understanding of how babies and children develope and what they need to build strong healthy resilient lives is much better understood has been fully illuminated. We have travelled very far from the society in which our parents and grandparents grew up. It is good to listen to babies and children they have a lot to teach us

22/03/2023

Beautiful to see Science backing up what Mother Nature has always know

Francis McGlone is Professor in Neuroscience at Liverpool John Moores University, Visiting Professor, Liverpool University, and Aalto University Finland. He is Director of the Somatosensory & Affective Neuroscience Lab at the Research Centre Brain & Behaviour -
https://somaffect.org He has a long-term interest in the function of the different classes of sensory nerves innervating the skin of the body with a focus on those that code for pain, itch (for which an Ig Nobel prize was awarded) and pleasure. He is co-director of the International Association for the Study of Affective Touch (IASAT) https://iasat.org/
The sense of touch plays an adaptive role in evolution as a form of social communication that crosses cultures, genders, and age groups. Its absence affects babies’ growth, both physically and mentally, as found many years ago by Rene Spitz and more recently in Romanian orphans, with many children showing cognitive and emotional deficits, adverse responses to stress, and aggressive behaviours. Covid has thrown into stark relief just how vital touch is to the whole human race.
In his opening talk Professor McGlone will propose a somatosensory mechanism that, at the very start of life, provides a role in shaping the destiny of a stable social brain. The touch nerves of interest in this talk are relatively recently discovered – in humans – unmyelinated nerves that respond preferentially to gentle stroking and caressing touch, such as that between a mother and her infant. His second talk will explore the reciprocal interactions between a mother and her baby which play an integral role in the production of milk as well as breastfeeding.

19/03/2023

Thinking of all Mums today, acknowledging the amazing things that you do and have done, all the selfless acts and sacrifices, all the love that you give and have given to your little ones, building strong resilient children.
The next generation is safe in your loving arms💖
You are all about love in the little tbings. Sometimes it may feel like the special things you do and have done go unseen, unrecognised .
Today on Mothers Day we want to send you love and acknowledge just how amazing and great you are💖💖💖💖💖

09/03/2023

04/03/2023

https://www.understandbabies.ie/plagiocephaly-does-your-baby-have-a-head-preference-is-your-baby-getting-a-flat-head/

Are you worried that your baby is developing a flat head?
Take a look at my blog link above for more insights and check out the ISCP flyer for practical advice

ISCP, The Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists in Paediatrics launches information leaflet for parents on Plagiocephaly fil:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/ISCP_Positional_Plagiocephaly_A5_DIGITAL.pdf

# flat head # baby head preference # torticollis # breast feeding difficulties # cracked ni***es journey # womb position

02/02/2023

check out the first edition of our newsletter linking what science tells us about babies and offering tips to promote baby development

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15/07/2022

Babies love to move, explore and learn more moves

'These pushups are fun'. It takes a while to strenghten the shoulder muscles but then it's easy peasy. The benefits of strong shoulders are so many. We can hang out together. We can move forward by propelling ourselves using our strong arms. We can enjoy great mischief such as getting under tables and into the kitchen. It took a while to get this strong. It all started with mum rolling us onto our side at nappy changes. Have to admit it was a bit scarey and frusyrating at first...but now its easy peasy

24/03/2022