Provide Consistent and Loving Care
From APIofPeoriaWiki
delbocr The Ideal
Avoid frequent and prolonged separations from your baby: Babies have an intense need for the physical presence of a loving, responsive parent. Through daily care and loving interactions strong parent-child attachments are formed. Frequent or prolonged separations can interfere with the development of secure attachments. Try to keep separations down to a minimum when your preverbal baby is young and be responsive to your baby's need for your physical presence. Long separations can cause your baby to go through the stages of grief, and can affect his attachment to you. If separations are inevitable given your situation, then help your child to gradually work towards them. Avoid "caregiver roulette"; continuity of care with a consistent, loving, caregiver, is critical. If you are a working parent you can practice AP when you are home to help you re-connect with your baby.
- Frequent, prolonged separations can impair the attachment process and can have life-long effects on the infant's long-term psychological and emotional development.
- If separations are inevitable, it is extremely important to have continuity of care with a consistent, loving, caregiver. If you must leave the baby, make sure the caregiver is someone who makes the baby's needs their top priority. Tell them how you want your babyto be treated and cared for. Make the transition well in advance so that it is a gradual process and comfortable for the baby.
- Avoid "caregiver roulette"- frequent turnover of caregivers. This can be very damaging to the attachment process.
- When you are reunited with your baby, immerse them in love, attention and affection. This helps you and your baby feel reconnected, strengthening your relationship.
Contents |
![[Main Page]](http://www.apipeoria.org/wiki/skins/common/images/logoglobe135.jpg)