Peter Walker and Jenna Rutherford

Babies Know

Kids EN ↓ 3 episodes

Babies Know is a podcast hosted by Peter Walker and Jenna Rutherford. Through the episodes we explore a baby's experience of touch from conception through to their first steps. These 1001 critical days are an important part of a child's life and shape their emotional, physical and social development. Peter Walker is an internationally accredited and widely respected teacher of Developmental Baby Massage who has pioneered the practise of Developmental Baby Massage for babies and children and has been working with mothers and babies for over 45 years. Throughout this period working with thous...

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Peter Walker and Jenna Rutherford

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Babies Know Ep 3 - Three months to two years 29.06.2026 33:02

In our final podcast episode in this series, we recap the journey from conception and early bonding to the unfolding of the baby’s first motor milestones. We explore how spontaneous movements before and after birth help shape the baby's developing brain, their understanding of their body and their surroundings and the simple effective ways that parents and caregivers can support healthy grow...

Babies Know Ep 2 - Birth to twelve weeks 09.03.2026 50:27

In our second episode of Babies Know, Peter Walker and Jenna Rutherford take a look at a baby's journey from birth to twelve weeks. It's a time of unique opportunity to lay foundations for emotional, physical and physiological development. A magical time of brain plasticity and how a baby experiences this time shapes their development moving forward. This is where we explore the power...

Babies Know Ep 1 - Womb to the world 27.01.2026 35:27

In our first episode of Babies Know, Peter Walker and Jenna Rutherford talk about a baby's first touch from the womb into the world. Peter believes that we all come into this world looking to make friends and a baby experiencing a loving touch can communicate that to them. This episode looks at touch, feeling and bonding between the mother and their baby in utero and how this is the first ste...