Enjoying this
closeness with baby leads to a better verbal ability of your child later on, better sense of
balance, better
emotional balance, better concentration, and better self esteem as baby is on eye level with other adults rather than always looking up.
Cohesion — a perception and feeling of
emotional closeness as a result of finding a «
balance» between time spent together as a couple and time spent apart
In other words, as stated in the final report about positive family functioning edited by the Australian Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2010), family functions refers to a variety of characteristics encompassing several domains such as
emotional attributes (e.g.,
closeness of parent — child relationships, warmth, sensitivity, perceived support, and safety), family governance issues (e.g., members» role, age appropriate rules), engagement and cognitive development, physical health habits, quality of intra-familial relationships (e.g., parent — child interactions, parent - parent relationships, spouse — spouse relationships), and social connectedness (e.g., relationships with the extended family, activities outside the family unit, members» role
balance).
Four factors were extracted including
emotional closeness (connectedness), positive affect (upbeat tone), grandmother directness (demandingness and clarity), and individuation (
balance of autonomy and mutuality).