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Learn how to understand and connect with your baby and child more deeply

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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?

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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.

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“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.

  • 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.

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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

  • What an amazing read! I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who is looking after or caring for kids. So much insight and knowledge from the author. Really interesting stuff.

    Andrew McFeeters

  • 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

  • This book is an empathic and sensitive explanation of what our children hold in their bodies, the impact it can have and how to begin the journey to resolve it. It is easy to read both as a parent and a professional.

    C Connolly

  • This book has transformed our family dynamics, improving communication and understanding across the board. I highly recommend it to any parent looking to strengthen their relationships with their children!

    Philip Murray

  • I wholeheartedly recommend this book not only to parents and grandparents but also to those who hope to start a family. It is most definitely a “must-read”

    C Connolly

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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.

 

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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.

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