Do Any of These Sound Familiar?
My baby doesn’t like tummy time
My baby doesn’t like lying on their back
My toddler needs me to lie with them to fall asleep
My toddler doesn’t like being dressed
My child doesn’t like water poured over their head
My child throws a tantrum several times a day
What might they be trying to tell me?
The Body Remembers
The author Anne Matthews developed the Baby Body Language (BBL) approach as a way of understanding a baby’s experiences in the womb, during labour and birth, and how these very early life experiences may influence their early years.
Early imprints, or experiences, may be reflected in subtle patterns in a child’s body, movement and behaviour. Becoming curious about these patterns can offer another perspective when considering areas such as sleep, regulation, movement, attention and emotional development.
Understanding BBL is about becoming curious about these early imprints — from life in the womb, birth and the early days that follow — and recognising how a baby or child may communicate their story through their body language and behaviour.
“Best time and money I have ever spent on my children...Anne is a true professional at what she does, she has such a way of connecting with the child and her understanding of them is so amazing...I am so glad that we found her and I will be forever grateful to her for the work she has done with my children and for what she has taught me as a mother.”
Shauna Donnelly
Connect with your child through our course
I created Decoding Your Child’s Body Language for parents, carers and grandparents who want to understand their child more deeply — and, in doing so, become more aware of their own responses.
The course invites you to look beyond behaviour, become curious about what your child may be communicating, and respond with greater understanding, confidence and connection.
See the cue. Hear the story.
Make the connection.
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Discover the Story Through My Book
In What is My Child Telling Me, That I’m Not Getting… Yet?, I invite you to look beyond your child’s behaviour and become curious about the story behind it. Through real-life experiences, Baby Body Language and reflections from almost 40 years of working with babies, children and families, the book offers a different way of seeing, listening to and understanding your child — with greater compassion, curiosity and connection.
Because all behaviour is communication.
Go beyond the behaviour.
Discover the story.
Deepen the connection.
Who is our content designed for?
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PARENTS & CARERS
Understand your child’s cues, behaviour and needs more deeply.
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GRANDPARENTS
Support your family with greater understanding and connection.
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Educators & Early Years Professionals
Look beyond behaviour and respond with curiosity and empathy.
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Family & Community Organisations
Support children and families through relational, child-centred understanding.
What you’ll learn
How early experiences may influence your baby or child’s development and behaviour
How to recognise and understand your child’s Baby Body Language and cues
How to look beyond behaviour and become curious about the story behind it
How to build a deeper, more connected relationship with your baby or child
What Are People Saying
Meet the Author
Anne Matthews is an author, educator and mentor with almost 40 years’ experience working with babies, children and families. Her professional background includes training in physiotherapy and chiropractic, alongside Cranio-Sacral Therapy, child development, neurodevelopment and Pre- and Perinatal Education.
Anne is the creator of the Wholesomely Connected Blueprint™, bringing together decades of professional experience with her passion for helping parents look beyond behaviour, understand their child’s cues and develop deeper, more meaningful connection.
Q&A
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The book helps parents look beyond an unsettled baby or a child’s challenging behaviour and become curious about what may lie beneath it. It explores how early experiences can influence a child physically, emotionally and developmentally, and helps you recognise the subtle cues through which your child may be communicating their needs, discomfort or sense of overwhelm.
Most importantly, it offers a different way of seeing your child — with greater understanding, compassion and connection.
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At the end of each chapter, you’ll find Guidance Tips & Tools to help you turn understanding into everyday practice. These include reflective prompts, simple activities to try with your baby or child, and practical ways to pause, observe their cues and respond with greater curiosity and connection as they grow and develop.
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Yes, absolutely. Anne is very happy to personally sign your copy. Simply add a note at checkout requesting a signed book, or contact us and we’ll be happy to arrange it for you.
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Not at all. The book is designed to be read at your own pace, with short, accessible chapters that give you time to pause, reflect and return when you’re ready. Each chapter is approximately 12 pages, with Guidance Tips & Tools throughout to help you reflect on what you’ve discovered and bring that understanding into everyday life with your child.
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Yes. If you’d like to take your understanding further, Decoding Your Child’s Body Language offers a guided, step-by-step journey to help you explore your child’s cues, reflect on your own responses and bring greater understanding and connection into everyday family life.
Visit www.wholesomelyconnected.com/course to discover more.
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Yes. We’re happy to ship the book internationally. If your country isn’t listed at checkout, simply contact us or email anne@wholesomelyconnected.com and we’ll help arrange delivery.
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Through curiosity, compassion and understanding, we help you look beyond behaviour, listen to the story behind the cues, and nurture deeper connection — with your child and within yourself.
See the cue. Hear the story. Make the connection.




