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Infant Mental Health: What It Is and Why It's Important

June 15, 2022 Madeleine Vieira
Infant brain

When you think about managing mental health, what comes to mind? Perhaps you think of a therapy couch, box of tissues, and feeling loads better after getting some things off your chest.

Or maybe you’re a big believer in a bubble bath or a long run as a form of self-care.

Whatever your mental health management routine, it probably involves taking specific action to care for and nurture yourself. After all, your life is complex. You have a job, relationships and finances to manage, family obligations, and social events to attend.

And if you’re a parent, your life is even more complex because you have the lives of other people to manage as well!

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In Infant Mental Health, Infant Development Tags Infant Mental Health: What It Is and Why It's Important, infant brain health, prenatal stress, stress during pregnancy, low birth weight, toxic stress, infant stress response, infant mental health specialist, infant cues, infant bonding, infant attachment, attachment theory, attachment styles

Infant Attachment: Understanding Your Baby’s Needs, Emotions, and Behavior

January 17, 2022 Madeleine Vieira
Mother and infant bonding

“He’s a mama’s boy.”

“She just loves her Nana.”

“She is attached to her daddy’s side as soon as he’s home.”

I’m sure you’ve heard parents say each of these phrases. Some just think we’re talking about a baby’s favorite person. But in psychology, those statements are talking about attachment. Attachment is the bond and relationship between infants and their caregivers. Positive attachment is absolutely essential to healthy development in infants and children.

But what exactly are attachment styles and how can you foster healthy attachment in your baby? Read on to find out!

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In Infant Attachment Tags Infant Attachment: Understanding Your Baby’s Needs, infants, babies, baby's needs, emotions, behavior, infant attachment, page2

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