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.
Parents may also take comfort in the fact that by reliably and
consistently responding to their babies» cries, they are building a strong child - parent bond.
During the first months of your infant's life, it's important and necessary for you to
consistently respond to your baby's nighttime cries.
Not exact matches
In a now - classic study on crying, researchers Sylvia Bell and Mary Ainsworth at Johns Hopkins found that
babies whose caregivers
consistently responded quickly
to their cries, cried less often and for shorter periods of time by the end of their first year.
When parents
respond quickly,
consistently, and gently
to their
baby's cries, the trust relationship that the parent is establishing becomes the cornerstone for later discipline.
Building a strong attachment with a
baby involves not only
responding consistently to his physical needs, but spending enjoyable time interacting with him and thus meeting his emotional needs as well.»
Babies who are
responded to consistently and positively grow
to be independent children and adults.
Being sensitive
to baby's cues,
responding consistently, and interacting with
baby will all add
to baby's intellectual development.
Babies who
respond positively
to white noise might sleep better at night and during naps, but only if the white noise is
consistently available.
In a nutshell you are basically increasing the amount of time you will take
to respond to your
babies crying when they wake each time they do so and so you will have the peace of mind in knowing your child is ok because you will check on them but you would basically be letting them know that
consistently using crying
to get attention when there is nothing wrong will not lead
to the attention they desire and that they should be in the land of Nod.
When parents
respond consistently in a loving and accepting manner,
babies and children learn that someone is there
to support and protect them, especially in times of distress.
Because
consistently elevated cortisol affects the way the
baby's brain develops, the way he
responds to stress in the future, his immune system, his risk of obesity and other areas of development.
Learn your
baby's cues and
respond consistently to them.
Some
babies will
respond very quickly
to The No - Cry Sleep Solutionand will sleep through the night
consistently within days of implementing the program.
What about people who argue against
responding consistently to babies» needs, saying: «I'm bringing my child up in a «competitive, violent world», which they need
to be able
to thrive in.
The
baby that
consistently heard its parents
respond to its cries learned
to make the adult «phee» sound much faster than did its twin, the team found.
By 12 months of age, infants with this gene variant whose needs were
consistently attended
to responded to stress just as effectively as did the
babies with other versions of the gene.
«When an adult
responds appropriately and
consistently to a
baby or young child with eye contact, words, or gestures, it builds and strengthens neural connections that form the foundation of brain architecture,» says Jack Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child and one of the scientific advisors
to Vroom!
Babies thrive when they are securely attached
to someone special — their mother, father, or other primary caregiver — who knows and
responds consistently and reliably
to their unique personalities.
Babies thrive when they are securely connected
to their mother, father, or primary caregiver who knows and
responds consistently and reliably
to their unique personalities.