Parent-baby bonding is by far one of the most important actions needed in order for newborns to develop a trusting relationship and lifelong attachment to their parents. Babies who are given a significant amount of attention to within the first four to six months of their life are guaranteed to be more confident and ensured as toddlers and older children. For some parents, this bonding event takes place within the first few days of birth; it’s proven to be easier for moms to form this connection compared to most fathers. There’s a communication system in which unborn babies become familiar with while in their mother’s womb; even after birth it’s showcased in the way babies respond to their mothers when it comes to smell, touch, and voice. Newborns
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In 2007, Washington signed on a state family leave act that requires eligibility of the FMLA. Maternity leave in Washington allows up to twelve weeks of leave. Weekly pay is around $250 per week for individuals who were working 35 hours and plus per week at the time in which they took the leave. As presidential campaigns pass, and community petitions, word will spread and there will be a high demand by people for this act. More states will sign onto the paid leave acts and U.S will eventually offer this wonderful privilege. By doing so, it would prove the importance of a paid leave in the U.S along with the great benefits that come along with it. The 1993 FMLA, signed by President Bill Clinton, is a way for new parents, both men and women whom are eligible, to have access to a job-protected leave for a wide range of caregiving purposes such as: care for newborns, newly adopted child, family member, or one’s own self. Eligibility includes employees who have worked a minimum of 1,250 hours in a year and have been employed at the agency for at least twelve months. If eligible for the leave, employees are guaranteed twelve weeks worth of unpaid leave, and when returning back to work, employee must return to the same or equivalent to the same
In 2007, Washington signed on a state family leave act that requires eligibility of the FMLA. Maternity leave in Washington allows up to twelve weeks of leave. Weekly pay is around $250 per week for individuals who were working 35 hours and plus per week at the time in which they took the leave. As presidential campaigns pass, and community petitions, word will spread and there will be a high demand by people for this act. More states will sign onto the paid leave acts and U.S will eventually offer this wonderful privilege. By doing so, it would prove the importance of a paid leave in the U.S along with the great benefits that come along with it. The 1993 FMLA, signed by President Bill Clinton, is a way for new parents, both men and women whom are eligible, to have access to a job-protected leave for a wide range of caregiving purposes such as: care for newborns, newly adopted child, family member, or one’s own self. Eligibility includes employees who have worked a minimum of 1,250 hours in a year and have been employed at the agency for at least twelve months. If eligible for the leave, employees are guaranteed twelve weeks worth of unpaid leave, and when returning back to work, employee must return to the same or equivalent to the same