Some babies seem to cry a lot in the first three months.
It can be very distressing for parents and the baby appears to be in discomfort too.
An American paediatrician and a professor of paediatrics at the University of California, Harvey Karp, has worked out a system to help desperate, sleep deprived parents soothe the agitated baby.
His theories and method are based on the idea that babies are born at 9 months because their head size is at its maximum for the birth canal, but the baby really needs another 3 months gestation. In other words it is not ready for the outside world yet – hence the crying. (more…)

Enhancing Brain Development

Consistent, nurturing, predictable and ‘enriched’ experiences in a safe setting result in optimal brain building.

Parents are usually the child’s first and most important teachers.

Parents and caregivers have long known that babies thrive in loving, warm, responsive care. New scientific research has been able to explain how this works.

Early care has a long lasting impact. (more…)

Early in 2007 we welcomed back to the committee, Sophie Foster.  Sophie was one of the original members of Brainwave & is currently the Director of Jumping Beans International, which she & Jerome Hartigan established in 1988. In the past few years she has been busy building Jumping Beans into an International company & co-writing an insprational book called “Move Baby Move”.  Sophie is kindly offering us a donation from any books ordered through this website.
About the Book
“Move Baby Move” by Sophie Foster & Jerome Hartigan is a New Zealand guide to fostering your child’s brain development through everyday activity. It is prefaced & audtied by Dr. Bruce Perry & a percentage of proceeds from the book go to The Child Trauma Academy. The book contains down-to-earth explanations of how exercise works on specific areas of a baby’s developing brain & features beautiful photographs by French photographer Bertrand Demee.  For more information about the book click here www.movebabymove.info
A great gift for a new mother & essential reading for every new parent. Price NZ $35 plus p&p $5.

Email brainwavetrust@xtra.co.nz if you are interested in purchasing a copy through this site & thereby helping Brainwave at the same time.