Cabinet de Psihoterapie Deva

15/12/2025

Denmark is moving away from the “cry it out” sleep training method, largely due to pressure from over 700 psychologists who signed an open letter citing harm to infant emotional development, leading the Danish board to reconsider its guidance, emphasizing responsive care and secure attachment as healthier alternatives.
Studies find consistently ignoring a crying baby can negatively impact their brain development, increase stress hormones like cortisol and can even affect their future emotional health.
Babies communicate their needs by crying, and ignoring these cries can lead to prolonged periods of stress, causing a rise in cortisol levels. Elevated cortisol levels can negatively impact brain development, brain structure and a baby’s ability to regulate stress even later in life.
Consistent responsiveness to a baby’s cries helps them develop a sense of security and trust in their caregivers. This can lead to a more secure attachment, which is crucial for emotional well-being, healthy social relationships and brain development.
Babies are not trying to manipulate their parents when they cry, they are communicating their needs and attempting to establish a connection. Responding to these cries is critical for building a strong bond and promoting healthy development.

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16/11/2025

Our post on SUPPORTING A CHILD WHO MASKS WITH AFTER SCHOOL RESTRAINT COLLAPSE has gone viral this week.

To that end I have condensed the information into a handy visual - save it on your phone, print it off as a reminder.

Our 'Masking, The Toolkit' is available now as a downloadable resource from The Contented Child at https://thecontentedchild.co.uk/product/masking-the-toolkit/

Niki ❤️

16/11/2025

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16/11/2025

We get into trouble when we start treating childhood like a race.
As if there’s a stopwatch running.
As if being “ahead” means winning, and “behind” means failing.

But children are not machines on a conveyor belt of milestones. They are human beings, unfolding at the pace their mind, body, and spirit are ready for.

One child will pick up books early.
Another will spend hours stacking blocks.
Another will crouch in the garden, utterly absorbed by the way ants carry crumbs.
Different rhythms. Different gifts. Different ways of making sense of the world.

Each is learning. Each is right on time.

When we rush them, we send the message that who they are now isn’t enough. That love waits on achievement. That life is about keeping up.

But when we honour their pace, we give them something more powerful than being “ahead” — we give them the foundation of safety, curiosity, and confidence that will carry them for life.

Childhood isn’t a finish line to cross.
It’s the ground on which a whole life will stand.

And the stronger and steadier that ground, the further they will go. ❤️

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16/11/2025

Some children become so skilled at masking in school that their struggles are almost invisible.
They may appear calm, compliant and engaged — while inside they are working incredibly hard to hold it all together.

It’s often only once they step through the door at home, where they feel safe, that the emotional cost of the day is revealed.

Recognising this hidden effort is the first step to understanding and supporting children who experience after-school restraint collapse.

In the Resource Store:
After School Restraint Collapse Toolkit for Parents & Educator
Masking: The Toolkit
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