The Continuum Concept went through 15 printings. Liedloff's work continues even today to attract a worldwide following. Her findings also fit into a current challenging of traditional mothering techniques. For example, the validity of the once hugely popular sleep method prescribed by Dr. Richard Ferber is being particularly questioned. Liedloff attributes the joy, serenity and peace of the Yequana to the fact that babies, from the moment of birth until crawling age, are constantly carried.
Babies sleep with their parents.
Liedloff and the Yequana Indians believe that a baby's rightful, natural place is in the arms of its mother or other caretaker. While they are constantly with the mother or other caretaker, Yequana babies are not the center of attention. Instead they live on the periphery, being present at all activities but not at their center. From their safe and protected vantage point, they learn about life and get all the stimulation they need. Infants' signals are immediately responded to, and they are put down only when they signal that they want to be, when they are ready to crawl.