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Retained Primitive Reflexes, Attachment and Trauma: What Parents Need to Know

November 17, 2025

Discover how retained primitive reflexes influence emotional, physical and neurological development. Learn why early movement patterns matter, how trauma or stress can interrupt their integration, and how these reflexes affect...

Embracing the Pikler Approach: Enhancing Attachment Parenting Through Respectful Care and Self-Directed Play

February 23, 2024

“The relationship is all. It is a matter of life to the child” Emmi Pikler So what is the Pikler approach and how does it fit with attachment parenting? Having...

Unlock Your Child's Potential: The Essential Guide to Cognitive Growth Through Play

February 23, 2024

Play is learning to learn! by Michelle McHale “According to research conducted in homes, the two most powerful factors related to cognitive development during infancy and the preschool years are...