The importance of bonding with your infant.
Five things learned from research:
The first year of a child’s life is very important as it relates to emotional development.
A baby's brain “socially”starts to develop approximately at the age of six months. Furthermore, if a baby does not receive any attention, during this period, the social part of the brain does not grow and may never grow.
Bonding can start before birth.
Bonding and having an attachment with your child is not ‘spoiling” the child. According to the UC Davis Medical Centre“babies who are held and comforted when they need it during the first six months of life tend to be more secure and confident as toddlers and older children”.
Babies that are born full term , and normal are programmed to initiate and enter into a bonding …show more content…
Socially/ emotionally: A secure bond with a baby creates a safe feeling for the child.
It enables the parts of your baby’s brain responsible for social and emotional development, communication, and relationships to grow and develop in the best way possible. During infancy, a child learns qualities such as : empathy, understanding, love, and the ability to be responsive to others. physically: Bonding, can prevent infections, diseases, boost immunity soothe and calm a baby.
Cognitively: Infant bonding can aid in better language development and may even increase the child’s chance of a high IQ.
Creatively: Parents create ways to meet their babies needs and bond with them at the same time whether it be through a massage, a song, walks, play, or even bath and feeding time.
Infant Bonding connection to theorist:
According to developmental psychologist Erik Erikson, infants from birth to eighteen months develop a sense of trust versus mistrust. It is very important that at this stage the child’s primary caregiver is stable and consistent with the care of the child, to alleviate any feeling
Five things learned from research:
The first year of a child’s life is very important as it relates to emotional development.
A baby's brain “socially”starts to develop approximately at the age of six months. Furthermore, if a baby does not receive any attention, during this period, the social part of the brain does not grow and may never grow.
Bonding can start before birth.
Bonding and having an attachment with your child is not ‘spoiling” the child. According to the UC Davis Medical Centre“babies who are held and comforted when they need it during the first six months of life tend to be more secure and confident as toddlers and older children”.
Babies that are born full term , and normal are programmed to initiate and enter into a bonding …show more content…
Socially/ emotionally: A secure bond with a baby creates a safe feeling for the child.
It enables the parts of your baby’s brain responsible for social and emotional development, communication, and relationships to grow and develop in the best way possible. During infancy, a child learns qualities such as : empathy, understanding, love, and the ability to be responsive to others. physically: Bonding, can prevent infections, diseases, boost immunity soothe and calm a baby.
Cognitively: Infant bonding can aid in better language development and may even increase the child’s chance of a high IQ.
Creatively: Parents create ways to meet their babies needs and bond with them at the same time whether it be through a massage, a song, walks, play, or even bath and feeding time.
Infant Bonding connection to theorist:
According to developmental psychologist Erik Erikson, infants from birth to eighteen months develop a sense of trust versus mistrust. It is very important that at this stage the child’s primary caregiver is stable and consistent with the care of the child, to alleviate any feeling