Articles in English

 

 

 

This website explores our biological side in parenting and is intended to complement the books The Continnum Concept (Jean Liedloff) and Människan, Kulturen och Evolutionen (Man, Culture and Evolution, Tomas Ljungberg).

 

1) An Introduction to Tomas Ljungberg &
An Introduction to his theory about Capitulations

2) An interview with Tomas Ljungberg

Tomas Ljungberg is a Swedish researcher who has written a highly acclaimed book about human biology and how culture can affect us negatively.

 

 

Small children, freedom of movement and traffic
Some tips on how to handle traffic

 

When feelings of love miss their mark
Adults who did not get their physical needs met as infants, can project some of their parental love on objects surrounding the child. Tips on how to recognize this and how to deal with it.

   
Traditional child-care in Northern Sweden
Dalarna, a unique province in Sweden, maintained its child-care traditions until well into the 2000th century.
  Hip-carrying - an evolutionary adaptation to upright walking
When humans began to walk upright, the way infants were carried changed
Intuition
An intuitive caretaker can answer a childs needs before the child expresses it - how is this possible and how does it work?
  Bowlby, Attachment theory and Beyond Bowlby
Are signs of an insecure attachment in reality an evolutionary adaptation to increase the care the child is given?

Happiness - our unfettered state
All living things have a reward system to motivate behaviours that increase survival. Humans can feel happiness in two different ways.

Communicating with body language

Infants and small children are more observant on body language then the words we say. Here are some tips on how to become more clear when communicating.

 

 

1) Liedloff: about expectations

2) Liedloff: Avoiding childcentered-ness

Jean Liedloffs book The Continuum Concept has been of major importance in opening Western eyes to our biological needs.

Tips to avoid child-centeredness
Children need adults who are firmly anchored in their own feelings

How to give some of the benefits of breastfeeding when bottle-feeding
These tips are meant to inspire: things you can do to enhance your bottle-feeding/formula experience
   
     
   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2006 Cecilia Moen