Attachment parenting puts the emphasis on bonding with your child, and parents who practice it are focused on making an ...

She watches as her baby lights up with someone else and feels a sharp sting of jealousy and heartbreak - a common, confusing reaction that doesn’t mean she’s failing as a mother. This moment can ...

Babies do not come with an owner’s manual. We come into this world as dry sponges ready to absorb anything and everything, totally dependent on our caregivers. Even though we do not understand what is ...

Babies do not come with an owner’s manual. We come into this world as dry sponges ready to absorb anything and everything, totally dependent on our caregivers. Even though we do not understand what is ...

Bonding is the process of creating a loving, healthy attachment with your child. Many new parents feel a unique relationship beginning the moment they lay eyes on their baby. But even though you might ...

There are so many aspects of parenting to consider - education, health, safety, skill-building, social opportunities. At the heart of parenting, however, is the relationship between you and your child ...

Neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone never expected to publish a study on maternal attachment and bonding in monkeys. However, in the course of her research on how visual object recognition develops in ...

Placid, sweet-natured, Heaven is a “little package of joy.” Only 5 weeks old, she exudes classic infant charm. Dumpling cheeks dominate her face. A tuft of black hair crowns her tiny head. Her baby ...

An Australian study examining how dads bond with their premature newborns in a neonatal clinic shows the immense power of skin-to-skin contact between father and infant in the initial weeks of life.

It can take time to develop an emotional bond with your baby. Building a connection is not always immediate for many, and this is normal. Hormonal surges, exhaustion, recovery, and emotional ...

Targeted training interventions for both health professionals and parents significantly increase the amount of skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their parents in the first 48 hours after birth ...