For older babies and toddlers who like the independence of walking but can't walk far and need to be carried part of the way, you can find yourself twisting your back to stick out your hip and carry ...

Targeted training interventions for both health professionals and parents significantly increase the amount of skin-to-skin ...

African cloth wraps, Asian sling carriers, and Indigenous American cradleboards are traditional methods that have facilitated consistent physical closeness, regulating infant breathing and temperature ...

The importance of the parent-child connection is the foundation attachment theory. Children with a disorganized attachment type exhibit several behaviors that suggest feelings of confusion or fear ...

In addition, the study revealed that such secure attachment can also result from supportive co-parenting, regardless of whether the mother chose to breastfeed or not. The findings were published in ...

Research indicates that supportive co-parenting can significantly contribute to the development of secure attachment in infants. A recent study conducted by experts at Pennsylvania State University ...

Objective The critical importance of a secure mother-infant attachment relationship for long-term physical and mental health of the child is well established. Our study aim was to explore mothers’ ...

Having a secure attachment between you and your child is a healthy attachment style. Here, we break down what a secure attachment is, the difference between secure vs. insecure attachment, examples of ...