The Brain’s Biggest Shift

Parenthood Reshapes the Adult Brain in Profound Ways. Through Understanding Parental Brain Science, you can Support that Transformation for Families to Thrive

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Welcome To Newborn Parents

Parenthood is one of the most profound psychological and neurological transformations in adult life, yet most professionals aren’t trained to support it.

When a baby is born, so much focus goes to their growth and development, but the adult brain undergoes massive reorganization too - a process known as parental brain plasticity. These changes affect emotional regulation, empathy, memory, and identity. They shape how caregivers respond to their babies, bond with them, and form lifelong patterns of connection.

Despite the magnitude of this shift, it’s often overlooked in professional training and support systems. This creates a gap - where well-meaning professionals may struggle to fully meet the needs of the parents they serve.

Newborn Parents™ bridges that gap — translating neuroscience into practical, compassionate tools for professionals who support families with babies.

Founded by neuroscientist and mother Dr. Rocío Zunini, Newborn Parents™ offers research-based resources grounded in the science of brain development, attachment, and early parenting.

Through workshops, courses, and tools, I help you:

Understand the neural transformation of parenthood
Support parents as they navigate identity shifts, emotional intensity, and vulnerability
Foster strong, secure parent–infant bonds during the most sensitive developmental window
Promote long-term mental health and resilience - for both parents and their children

Join a growing movement of professionals who are helping families not just survive, but thrive in early parenthood -informed by science, guided by empathy.

How Parental Brain Science can Transform your Professional Practice and the Lives of the Families you Support

Neuroplasticity in the Parental Brain

Matrescence and patrescence are the most significant brain changes in adult humans

Bio-Behavioural Synchrony

By focusing on the parental brain, you are supporting infant brain development through connection

Creating Networks of Empathy

Parents need the right kind of support for them to trust their intuition and thrive in parenthood

Professionals who have transformed their practice with Parental Brain Science

Read what clients have to say about me

It was an absolute pleasuere learning from Rocio. Being as highly educated and well-versed as she is as a neuroscientist, she is incredibly humble and down to earth too. She is approachable, flexible and accomodating. I recommend her programs to every professional supporting parents.

Ashley

Master Certified Parenting Coach

I love learning about the science behind why it makes sense to keep infants close to their parents and how doing so supports the changes that parents' brains undergo as part of the process of nurturing their babies. Rocio has created a wealth of resources which support my own work with parents.

Tricia

Doula, Lactation Consultant, Holistic Sleep Coach

I will definitely be applying all the information I have learned from Newborn Parents in my day to day practice as a pediatrician. I would 100% recommend the Parental Brain Mastery program. It is based on scientific evidenc with applied research on every topic. Thank you, Rocio, for sharing your wisdom.