Sentences with phrase «child attachment to the mother»

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The distinction between the nuclear and traditional family was also blurred in the recent report on human sexuality by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) titled Keeping Body and Soul Together: «Although many Christians in the post-World War II era have a special emotional attachment to the nuclear family, with its employed father, mother at home, and two or more school - aged children, that profile currently fits only 5 percent of North American households.»

Working to normalize attachment and nursing with our mothers, Heartline is committed to ensuring a mother's connection to their child, empowering them to believe that they are the best mother for their child.

«But Attachment Parenting International supports parents in all walks of life, including mothers who are unable to breastfeed, and I was able to learn how to meet my child's attachment needs through sensitive responsiveness beyond breastfeediAttachment Parenting International supports parents in all walks of life, including mothers who are unable to breastfeed, and I was able to learn how to meet my child's attachment needs through sensitive responsiveness beyond breastfeediattachment needs through sensitive responsiveness beyond breastfeeding.»

One study in Germany several years ago examined specific ways in which fathers and mothers cultivate close attachments with their children during the early years, and which of those early parental practices lead to deeper, long - term attachments during later stages of childhood.

As a culture, we seem to operate under the misguided notion that attachment - style parenting is one in which parents — and particularly mothers — sacrifice their lives entirely for the good of their children, and compete over who can breastfeed the longest and make the most nutritious baby food.

Where child conduct is an issue, fathers can be as effective change agents within families as mothers; delivering a parent education programme to both mother and father is more effective than delivering it to just one parent; and each individual parent's sensitivity towards their child (and their child's attachment to them) is enhanced when both parents are included in the intervention (O'Brien 2004).

«Troubles» between the parents can also influence each parent's relationship with their child: for example couple conflict is negatively related to both child - mother and child - father attachment (Frosch et al, 2000).

Therefore in order to support secure attachments between mother - and - child and father - and - child, the needs, experiences and behaviour of both parents must be addressed.

The mother - child attachment bond shapes child's brain, which influences his self - esteem, expectations of others, and ability to attract and maintain successful adult relationships.

A child who weans gradually is able to maintain his emotional attachment to his mother very easily, rather than needing to cuddle an inanimate object such as a soft toy or blanket.

I briefly covered what happens to attachment when the mother and child are separated right after birth but did not cover these other separations.

Children have attachments to other people other than their mothers, but they do not show this attachment the same way.

By night, she's a wife, mother to 2 gorgeous children and a co-sleeping, lactivist, intactivist, attachment parenting, and natural birth supporter.

Parents» marital conflict is expected to influence children's and adolescents» attachment security to the mother by reducing the responsiveness and effectiveness of her parenting (Markiewicz, Doyle, & Brendgen, 2001).

Remember too, that children with attachment disorders often exhibit their worst symptoms to their parents, especially their mothers, while charming others.

I found a psychologist who deals with attachment - only to discover that she only works with mothers who feel themselves unable to bond with their birth children.

Many parents worry that if mother was unavailable due to illness when she had her baby, or a child was adopted at age six, the window of opportunity for establishing a strong parent / child attachment will have been irretrievably lost, and their youngster will be incapable of forging deep attachments as an adult.

From API's perspective, the less complicated childbirth is, the easier it is to establish that mother - infant bond that eventually blossoms into a secure parent - child attachment.

As a mother of seven, and former therapeutic foster parent to 51 children, attachment and Attachment Parenting have been a constant in my life for the lastattachment and Attachment Parenting have been a constant in my life for the lastAttachment Parenting have been a constant in my life for the last 28 years.

While not all mothers are able to breastfeed, Attachment Parenting International recognizes that breastfeeding — as well as breastfeeding behaviors while giving a bottle of pumped breastmilk — is one of nature's best teachers of new parents in how to sensitively and consistently respond to their baby as well as learn to develop the reciprocity of a healthy relationship between parent and child.

It's vital for children to form a secure attachment to their mother.

According to Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., psychiatrist and leading expert on trauma and how it affects the brain, as many as 80 % of abused and neglected infants and children develop disorganized / disoriented attachment relationships, which are expressed as unpredictable approach and avoidance patterns towards mother, the inability to accept comfort from caregivers, rage at attachment figures, and pathological self - regulatory behaviors.

We met with a psychologist during our adoption and she (and those in her profession) actually encourage adopted mothers to nurse their children (even if they are 3 or 4) because bonding and attachment is so vitally important to becoming a successful adult.

These two mothers founded Attachment Parenting International (API) because they felt parents needed support and education to help them raise well - rounded children.

According to the World Health Organization, La Leche League International, The American Pediatric Association and Attachment Parenting International, a breastfeeding mother should continue to nurse — once the minimum recommended length of breastfeeding is met — as long as it is «mutually desired» by herself and her child.

While she took time off to raise two children, she collaborated with several colleagues in researching, filming and writing articles on mother - infant bonding, attachment and separation.

Timely and appropriate maternal sensitivity to the infant's behaviour is a central component of mother - infant relationships and healthy social and emotional development.20, 21 Maternal depression may disrupt the maternal - child relationship, 22 contribute to maternal failure to respond appropriately to infant signals23 and lead to insecure attachments.24 A mother's failure to respond to the crying infant can have important immediate and lasting consequences for infant development.

Attachment - based intervention for enhancing sensitive discipline in mothers of 1 - to 3 - year - old children at risk for externalizing behavior problems: a randomized controlled trial.

But, going back to your post, one of the things I loved best about this book was the way that she challenges the all - consuming attachment parenting norm (along with any other norm you can think of), painting mothers as free agents, making difficult choices for their own and their childrens» survival.

Post-partum depression poses substantial adverse consequences for mothers and their infants via multiple direct biological (i.e., medication exposure, maternal genetic factors) and environmental (i.e., life with a depressed mother) mechanisms.8, 9 From the earliest newborn period, infants are very sensitive to the emotional states of their mothers and other caregivers.10, 11 Maternal mood and behaviour appear to compromise infant social, emotional and cognitive functioning.11 - 15 As children grow, the impact of maternal mental illness appears as cognitive compromise, insecure attachment and behavioural difficulties during the preschool and school periods.6,16 - 19

According to Bowlby, attachment also serves to keep the infant close to the mother, thus improving the child's chances of survival.

It's important for me, as an Attachment Parenting mother, to treat my children with love and respect, but it's also important for me to treat my spouse with love and respect.

If the child seems disturbed - continues to cry, etc., consideration should be given to a prompt return to the mother or other primary attachment figure.

While mothers are more likely to form secure attachments by comforting their children when they are distressed, fathers are more likely to provide security in the context of the controlled excitement of play or discipline.

found that depressed mothers with lower levels of attachment anxiety showed improvements in sensitivity to child cues relative to those with higher levels of attachment anxiety and those who did not receive home visiting.

Research on resilient children indicates that they need only one secure attachment figure to be successful, and it can be a mother, father, relative, or other caring adult.

Don't even get her started on attachment parenting, which in its most basic form is when a child sleeps in their parents» bed and is strapped to their mother in a sling.

«In Big John's ideal world, children were to be taken from their mothers during their third or fourth week: If not, attachments were bound to develop.

AP brings balance and self - acceptance to mothers, embracing our imperfections and even recognizing how the repairs we make with our children strengthen and grow the attachment relationship.

Many AP moms work outside the home: «[Sears] says about 60 % of mothers with children in his pediatric practice work outside their homes, and indeed, some career mothers are drawn to an attachment parenting model that helps them get close to their babies when they finally come home from work.»

Many of the existing theories of love centered on the idea that the earliest attachment between a mother and child was merely a means for the child to obtain food, relieve thirst, and avoid pain.

Sure it's better if at least the mother (or the father) engages in an attached style of parenting, but if your goal is to create children who thrive, a balanced feminine and masculine attachment is part of the equation.

«Attachment is a special bond between parent and child; a feeling that draws you magnet - like to your baby; a relationship that when felt to its deepest degree causes the mother to feel that the baby is a part of her.

I bring a unique alchemy of insight (M.A. Marriage and Family Therapy and Certified Educator of Infant Massage), experience (2 decades helping thousands of children and gentle parents), passion (media advocate for natural sleep, breastfeeding, parenting, and learning), and heart (unschooling and attachment parenting mother of 3) to the Sage Parenting book series, eclasses, and coaching.

While Katherine and Jacky reported to the Daily Mail that Katherine was the surrogate and had no attachment to baby Caspian, genetically, Katherine is the mother of the child.

Previous attachment research has demonstrated the importance of the mother - infant relationship to children's emotional development, but there is still relatively little research on the role of fathers, the marital relationship and the family as a whole.

I spent some time writing about this in «Good Night, Sleep Tight ``, but I thought it would be helpful to write more about how to create a balanced, secure mother - baby attachment with your child.

«When people become more informed and learn about different practices — like baby «wearing» or other ways to enhance mother - child attachment and health,» she said, «they may find they need a product we carry.

Of great blessing was to publish the book with a cover that captured the essence of an Attachment Parenting family — the Paris - Barnet Ress family of Nashville, Tennessee, mother Elizabeth Paris, father Jay Barnet Ress, and children Zachary and Elysha.

In regard to children's attachments to their mothers, based on reports from only 60 % of the mothers, the 51 frequently overnighting infants had more insecure attachments (43 %) than the 219 occasional overnighters (16 %) and the 364 non-overnighters (25 %).