by Evan Dwan | May 28, 2021 | News |
Attachment is the powerful bond of love that exists between a caregiver and a child (or between any two people at any stage). Attachment is at the core of infancy, as well as all stages throughout the life span. Proximity seeking behaviour refers to our need to be...
by Evan Dwan | May 28, 2021 | News |
Darcia Narvaez describes the affect of early stress on the infant’s developing neurobiology in her 2014 book on human morality. A new-born has few systems that are fully operational. The survival systems are in place but are further conditioned by the kind of...
by Evan Dwan | May 28, 2021 | News |
Urie Bronfenbrenner was a child psychologist who claimed that our behaviour has many different causes. According to his theory we are each at the centre of an expanding circle of environmental influences. Bronfenbrenner was interested in looking at the total ecology,...
by Evan Dwan | May 28, 2021 | News |
A baby is like raw material for a self. Each baby has a unique set of genes that allow for many possibilities. The body is programmed to develop in certain ways, but these are not automatic or pre-determined. Many of the baby’s systems are ready to go but many more...
by Evan Dwan | May 28, 2021 | News |
Is stress good or bad for the developing foetus? According to Sue Gerhardt, It depends on the type of stress. Chronic and intense stress may be damaging. Babies exposed to their mother’s cortisol are found to be born more irritable and prone to crying. Moderate levels...
