Hi! I'm Priscilla Dunstan.
Every new parent does everything possible to care for their baby.
We all do our very best, using the best advice we can get hold off. But all too often, there is a breaking point for all of us. Sleep deprivation leads to mental and physical exhaustion. It is an incredibly difficult time of life for everyone. I promise you, no-one gets off easily.
This is where my programs can help. Just as they have helped hundreds of thousands of new parents over the past fifteen years.
When I was younger, I had no idea that I would become a ‘parenting expert’. I had dreams of becoming a professional musician, performing in concert halls all over the world.
But this discovery has taken over my life. I didn’t pursue it. It found me, and for the past fifteen years it has never let go. Once I learned how fulfilling it was to truly make a difference in people’s lives, I knew I couldn’t do anything else.
When the Dunstan Baby Language was launched to the world, almost to a person, new parents were taught ‘cry-it-out’ programs with deceptive names such as ‘controlled crying’. Parenting experts of the time found it hard to believe the five baby language words that form the backbone of my gentle, calm parenting system could be effective.
I am so thrilled to have proven them wrong. And I can’t wait to help you learn to be a better rested and stronger bonded new parent as well.
If you have any questions about our programs, visit our FAQs, or reach out to our team directly at priscilla@dunstan-babies.com
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The Dunstan Baby Language Story
It all began with Priscilla.
Musically gifted as a child, Priscilla Dunstan gave birth to her first child June 30, 1998. Soon, she begins to notice a pattern to her baby’s cries. Within weeks she had identified the five baby language words of the Dunstan Baby Language system and was using them to smooth her own path of parenthood.
Dad brings academic rigour to the language.
Fortunately, Priscilla’s father, Dr Max Dunstan, was a university lecturer used to designing research programs.
Together, they observed more than 400 babies to see if they also spoke the sounds and to verify the existence of a universal baby language. Every single baby was observed to speak at least one of the sounds in the time they were available to be studied.
But they kept researching the baby language words. Just to be sure.
A series of in-home visitations and trial seminars are held with mothers of varied ethnicities and cultural backgrounds between 2000 and 2002.
The information gleaned from the infants was more detailed than expected. Patterns were discovered in the infant’s routines and we were better able to contribute ideas for settling.
We were convinced that the baby language is real and that it had the potential to be enormously beneficial for new parents.
And then came Oprah.
We were humbled when Priscilla was invited by Oprah Winfrey to first share the Dunstan Baby Language story with a global audience of over 100 million viewers in more than 20 countries. It was the only episode ever to be repeated in the following year during prime time, such was the overwhelming number of requests from mothers to see the show again. Today, Priscilla’s appearance on Oprah ranks amongst her top 20 rating shows ever. In the last 3 years alone, it has been viewed over 9 million times on Oprah.com.
Introduced to the World by Oprah
We were humbled when Priscilla was invited by Oprah Winfrey to first share the Dunstan Baby Language story with a global audience of over 100 million viewers in more than 20 countries. It was the only episode ever to be repeated in the following year during prime time, such was the overwhelming number of requests from mothers to see the show again. Today, Priscilla’s appearance on Oprah ranks amongst her top 20 rating shows ever. In the last 3 years alone, it has been viewed over 9 million times on Oprah.com.
Watch Priscilla Dunstan on Oprah
And here we are
With years of observation and research, I discovered that every baby is born with the ability to express their needs through five distinct cries, each corresponding to a specific need.
I developed the Dunstan Baby Language while trying to understand the cries of my own son. I noticed that each cry had a unique sound and pattern, and that these sounds could be used to determine the baby’s needs.
I spent years studying the cries of babies and eventually developed the system, which I first published in my book “The Baby Language Bible” in 2005.
The baby language words are universal and heard in babies all over the world, regardless of their language or culture.
One of the most exciting aspects of the Dunstan Baby Language is how it empowers parents to understand and respond to their baby’s needs more effectively. By being able to distinguish between the different cries, parents can quickly determine what their baby needs and take appropriate action.
For example, if a baby is crying with the “neh” sound, it is likely that they are hungry and need to be fed. On the other hand, if the baby is crying with the “owh” sound, they may be tired and need to be put to bed.
The system has been tested and found to be effective in numerous studies. Furthermore, many parents have reported success in using the Dunstan Baby Language with their own babies.
The Dunstan Baby Language is a valuable tool for parents to understand and respond to their baby’s needs more effectively. Give it a try to see the difference it can make to your parenting life.
Dr Maureen O’Brien
Child Development Expert and best selling author of Watch Me Grow: I’m One-Two-Three
Nothing is as thrilling as becoming a new mom. And nothing is as daunting as having a crying newborn. Mothers everywhere know the feeling of enormous love and responsibility that is the hallmark of becoming a new parent.
When I first encountered the work of Dunstan Baby, I was captivated by the System’s potential to empower new parents.
To be able to listen and know what an infant needs would revolutionize the experience of parenting… from trial and error (lots of error!) to calm and confident caregiving.
It would enable parents to develop a deeper bond of understanding, love and trust with their baby and also with each other. What better way to support new families
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