Category: For parents

Reading Time: 2 minutes Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) is more than just a “bad mood” or occasional temper tantrums.

Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’re a parent, you might not be familiar with terms like brain reorganization, but it plays a big part in your child’s growth and learning. As your child develops, their brain must reorganize to learn new skills, from physical coordination to thinking and focusing. One important piece of this puzzle is the way the brain handles primitive reflexes—automatic movements babies are born with. These reflexes, like the Parachute Reflex, help with survival and early learning, but they need to fade away or be “integrated” as your child grows.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Sensory issues in kids can manifest in various ways, from being overly sensitive to light, sound, and textures to not responding to sensory input that typically catches the brain’s attention.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Newborn reflexes are automatic movements that babies are born with.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Primitive reflexes are automatic, involuntary movements that originate in the central nervous system and are exhibited by newborns. These reflexes are crucial for survival and development in early life, laying the foundation for future voluntary motor skills and cognitive functions. Understanding these reflexes helps parents and caregivers support their baby’s.

Reading Time: 3 minutes As parents, we are constantly learning about the incredible ways our babies develop.