If it becomes necessary, choose
an alternate caregiver who has formed a bond with the child and who cares for him in a way that strengthens the attachment relationship.
Planning a date night, returning to work, new family routines,
alternate caregivers, continuity of care and reconnecting after a separation are just a few topics covered by the Consistent and Loving Care Principle.
Be sure
the alternate caregiver knows your preferences.
In our case, one deciding factor was that there was
no alternate caregiver; it was me or my husband.
Alternate caregiver: Who will your child's caregiver be during the birth?
Is there
an alternate caregiver with whom your child could go that you and that child would be comfortable with?
Some mothers who need to return to work early will only feed their baby on one breast in the early weeks and pump the other breast to deep - freeze their breast milk, in order to provide a continual supply for bottle feeding by
an alternate caregiver when they return to work.
The expressed breast milk can be offered to your baby a few times per week by
an alternate caregiver so that it is not strange to him when the time comes for you to be separated.
While the specifics vary between branches, generally speaking, the plan must include the caregivers and their contact information, as well as
an alternate caregiver.
For parents or
alternate caregivers to provide secure holding they in turn need to be «held».
If it becomes necessary, choose
an alternate caregiver who has formed a bond with the child and who cares for him in a way that strengthens the attachment relationship.
Mothers led this review session by teaching
an alternate caregiver concepts learned in Sessions 1 — 3.
Alternate caregivers were included to enlarge mothers» support networks for new parenting practices.