Importance of Infant-Parent Bond
By: Sindhura Ramya
Tags: Parenting, Baby, Fatherhood, Moms, Pregnancy

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Infant development psychology study says brain development of a baby starts inside the mother’s womb. Hence, OB-GYNS advise pregnant women to add foods rich in iodine, zinc and omega-3 fatty acid to their diet to enhance foetus’s brain growth from conception to childbirth. Further studies and evidence have proven that a pregnant woman can nurture her unborn baby.

This depicts a pregnant woman is physically connected with her unborn baby from the first trimester of conception. As a consequence, I expose the state of an infant-parent bonding journey begins inside the mother’s womb.

During pregnancy, our elders persist us to be away from arguing with husband, tensions, yelling and parental negligence. Have you ever asked the reason behind elders’ uttering? Of course, the answer is No.

Such aggressive arguments between modern age parents (full-time busy moms, stress and tension parents, etc), husband’s misbehaviour with his wife and negative environment at home will directly affect the foetus’s brain development and future well being. Family’s misbehaviour with a woman during her pregnancy can lead to mental health issues (born with lack of meta-cognitive skills) in babies after childbirth.

Through this article, I want to motivate or instruct modern age parents, people with instability and uninvolved family members-

What is parenting? Why is bonding important right from the baby’s birth?

How does it take place? Different ways of bonding with your babies?

As per this reason, I have connected with the real world to expose answers to all these questions.

Parenting (mom and dad) is the process of exhibiting or nurturing an infant’s physical, social, meta-cognitive skills and emotions from the beginning of conception until they grow up into independent adults. The babies’ initial stage is very important for brain development up to two years of their life.

Parenting strategies, behaviour and good environment play a crucial role in an infant’s brain development.

Although parenting also involves grandparents, uncle, aunt, siblings and other family members, the parents of the child play the most important part in child development.

If parenting is not achieved with the right parameters then it directly affects the overall potential and happiness of a child.

Studies also have proven that a baby is more comfortable around their parents and than other members of the family. Hence, babies and their parents’ attachment can be achieved right from their childbirth.

Parents’ love, attention and care towards their babies create a greater bond between them. Infants psychology department depicted bonding as the first relationship between infants and their parents.

Being a parent, I conclude bonding as a bridge. A bridge provides an obstacle-free passage to cross over underneath (water or road).

Similarly, parents’ bonding should be like a bridge, to promote or nurture their baby’s life obstacle free and help their babies in integrating their knowledge and skills into their lives to become valuable independent adults in society.

Here, I end this article with different ways of bonding with your babies:

Breastfeeding: It is an effective bonding. The sucking process in breastfeeding makes your baby feel more comfortable and well demonstrate babies’ well being.

Eye contact: “object-permanence” sense develops as the infants begin to track objects during this tenure they focus their eyes on their parents or nearby objects. Hence, it is more important for parents to coordinate with their infants.

Gentle massage: it gives them feel and presence of their mom’s.

Spend time with your newborn: this source of interaction makes the infant’s confident in communications.

Sleep along with your babies

Understand your partner and create a pleasant environment.

Build babies trust with immediate action when they cry.

Swaddling

Go on a date with your baby

Kiss your baby and make them feel your love and affection. As they grow they don’t allow you to touch them. Hahaaaaa!

If you are unable to develop a bond with your babies that doesn’t mean you are a bad parent.

If you (especially fathers) meet their babies needs and provide a comfortable life then you will be placed at the first position in your child’s priority list even though bonding with your babies takes a longer period of time.

I hope this article will help you understand better”the infant-parent bond” and construct a strong bridge over your baby’s potential well being.

Stay connected and happy parenting!!!!

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