Katie Stacey Published on: 21/05/2026A wildlife journalist turned parent shares 4 observation techniques from the field that transformed how she reads her children's behaviour, before the meltdown hits.
by: Katie StaceyPublished on: 19/04/2026Children’s behaviour is shaped by the environments around them. This article explores four environmental conditions that support calmer behaviour, stronger attention and healthier emotional regulation in childhood.
by: Katie StaceyPublished on: 06/04/2026Many parents feel that children today are constantly overstimulated. This article explores how modern childhood environments shape attention, behaviour and emotional regulation, and why restoring calmer rhythms can help children thrive.
by: Katie StaceyPublished on: 20/03/2026A personal story of burnout, rewilding, and motherhood — and how reconnecting with nature changed everything. Discover why children regulate through environment, and how small daily shifts can transform family life.
by: Katie StaceyPublished on: 19/03/2026What does nature-led parenting actually look like day to day? Discover how small environmental shifts can restore calmer rhythms and support children’s behaviour.
I spent a decade as a wildlife journalist documenting how environments shape behaviour — from Peregrine Falcons in Chicago, to otter families in Singapore, the return of wildlife to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to the return of wildlife to our finca in Asturias. Then I had children.
And I realised I'd been studying parenting all along.
The same principle that restores ecosystems restores families. You don't force change, you restore the conditions.
That insight became The Wild Shift™.
Wildlife journalist — BBC Wildlife, National Geographic, Geographical
Author of No Paradise with Wolves (Earth Books, 2025)
Founder of The Wild Shift™ and the ROOTS Framework™ — a nature-led parenting methodology for parents of children aged 10 and under.
A weekly note for parents who want to understand their children more deeply — and change the conditions, not the behaviour.
Real stories.
Small shifts that actually work.
Backed by science.
Every week I share one idea, one story or one shift that helps family life feel steadier — rooted in nature, grounded in science, tested in real life.
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