What You Don’t See Changes Everything
If you walked through our baby home on a normal day, you probably wouldn’t notice anything spectacularly remarkable. You would see babies being fed, held, and changed. You’d see aunties moving about doing laundry, taking babies on walks, delivering snacks to cottages or the play area. You’d see uncles slashing grass, playing tag with the […]
The Myth of “They Won’t Remember”
When a very young child goes through something difficult, a common reassurance follows: “They won’t remember anyway.” It sounds comforting.It sounds merciful. But it depends on what we mean by remember. We usually think of memory as stories — moments we can describe later. First birthdays, first homes, certain places. Babies don’t keep memories that […]