Studies Show…. Practice Attachment Parenting for Your Child’s Lifelong Mental Health

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Attachment Parenting

If you haven’t heard of attachment parenting I urge you to look into it.

A new study shows that the level of affection that a baby receives can have a significant affect on that child’s mental state into adulthood…

“Roughly 30 years later, the babies-turned-adults were interviewed about their levels of emotional distress. The adults whose mothers had displayed “extravagant” or “caressing” affection (the two top ratings) were much less likely than their less-doted-on peers to be anxious. They were also less likely to report hostility, distressing social interactions, and psychosomatic symptoms.

The findings add to a large body of psychological research on mother-child attachment that suggests that healthy bonds between young children and parents are crucial to a child’s emotional development.”

Source: CNN Health

Can a mother’s affection prevent anxiety in adulthood?

By Amanda Gardner

There are some wonderful books about Attachment Parenting…

And don’t feel like you have to do all or nothing. Some attachment parenting models are really hardcore. Even I did not follow some of the suggestions. As with anything else concerning your child – every little effort has a big impact – so don’t write something off completely just because you don’t think you can do it perfectly. And don’t feel obliged to do something that you are not comfortable with just because it is a part of the path you chose to follow.

7 comments

Walter from web based marketing says:

January 19, 2011 at 4:41 pm (UTC -5 )

Younger people need more caring compared when they start reaching adulthood. In this way, it’s very important to parents to maintain a good relationship with their kids so they can watch them grow older in a decent manner.
Julie from Parenting Skills says:

February 4, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC -5 )

Oh how right this is. I had to learn the hard way over the course of raising 5 kids. Each one I got more bold about what I felt was appropriate in both sleeping arrangements and holding my children. How I wished that we would have had slings. Don’t miss out on this incredible time with them as they are young!
dehumidifier says:

March 20, 2011 at 8:26 pm (UTC -5 )

A kid needs more attention in this level and it is the obligation of the parent to show love, take care of them. What they become in the future is the result of the parents treatment to them.
chill from Mailout says:

March 20, 2011 at 8:29 pm (UTC -5 )

Loving our kids and giving them full attention as much as possible is the best thing that we could give them. I must say that we are the ones who mold the kids and by being nice to them they will grow to be a good man/ woman that we are expecting them to be.
Jandi from Shade sails says:

March 22, 2011 at 10:38 pm (UTC -5 )

Kids are as they are because of us parents. That is why we need to feed them with love and care. We were once a kid, let’s give them what they deserve.
babieshealthnaturally says:

March 23, 2011 at 5:39 am (UTC -5 )

You are right. We were kids once, and I always try to remember what it felt like to be a kid so I have consideration for my son’s feelings. I think a lot of parents have just forgotten to do that.
Pai from Bali Diving says:

March 24, 2011 at 10:11 pm (UTC -5 )

Let us give our children what they deserve because what we are to them now will be what they are to their own little ones. Give proper attention and always maintain good memories with them.