The Secrets Babies Hold: A Brain-Body Approach from Birth to Walking (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781966293477)

The Secrets Babies Hold invites parents into a revolutionary way of understanding their baby's first year - not as a checklist of milestones to achieve, but as a rich, sensory journey of brain-body development that unfolds through movement, touch, and connection. Drawing on cutting-edge social neuroscience and somatic education, the book teaches parents how to read their baby's subtle cues, support natural movement, and regulate their own nervous systems in the process.

What You Will Learn from Your Baby

• How to read your baby's subtle non-verbal cues with greater confidence and calm
• Specific types of touch that activate a baby's brain for learning and connection
• How sounds and singing enhance early language learning through rhythm and cadence
• How to support natural movement by recognizing and encouraging transitions from one movement to the next
• Why coming to your senses alongside your baby is the foundation of emotional regulation - for both of you
• How secure attachment develops through everyday moments of movement, play, and attuned presence
• Why tummy time starts on a baby's back - and how to make it comfortable and natural from the very first weeks
• How face-to-face interaction shapes your baby's social brain, early language, and emotional life
• How to use your own breath, voice, and body awareness to regulate your nervous system and co-regulate your baby's
• Why parent self-care is not optional - it is the foundation of everything your baby needs most

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