Establishing the connection between the infant and caregiver is a critical element in bonding and attachment that lasts across the lifespan. How we build human connections is through empathic responses to each other. As developing human beings we value connection through our ability to articulate our feelings, wants, desires, and sharing experiences. This is a…
Category: fathering
Why promoting father bonding with their infant is critical to our society.
All Families are welcome! Human connection is critical to bonding and attachment across the human lifespan. The opposite of connection is a terrified child growing up in chaos and confusion. The connection provides safety and security. Promoting opportunities for father bonding with their infant impacts society. Supporting parental leave with infants addresses so many societal…
Anything you can do, I can do too! A rally call to fathers!
OPTIMAL CAREGIVING PRACTICES OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS For nearly 100 years Social and Behavioral Scientists researched bonding and attachment. Bonding is the chemical process of sensory processing that creates a secure “chemistry” between an infant and their primary caregiver. Attachment is the bond that endures over time due to consistent nurturing and caring behaviors. However,…
What fathers shared about learning to massage their infants!
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Fathers and Depression after birth (Sad Dads)
This is a follow up article of two previously published articles on the National Fatherhood blog! Research now finds that 1 in 4 new dads become depressed after the birth of their child. Becoming a father is every bit as stressful and life changing as becoming a new mother. There are the sudden changes in social lives,…
Fathering in the News!
Why is a focus on Fathering so Important? Not very often I hear from mothers who feel resentful that the focus is now on fathers. As if mothering never quite received its true recognition. I have to say as a woman and mother I do agree. Mothers were the central focus of attachment and bonding…
Grandma’s Reading Channel!
Hello Readers, I am working up a blog post about Grandparents and their contributions in the lives of their grandchildren. There is a lot of controversy right now about grandparents rights to visit their grandchildren due to the prevalence of cut offs (being denied access to grandchildren). There are two sides to the story and…
TEDxTallahassee Fathers!
The TED talk went well yesterday. What was amazing was how almost all of the other TED speakers had something in common with each others presentation. It was an incredible day and an incredible experience. I have to confess I never saw this coming. I desired a venue to get the word out about infant…
Why Infant Massage is the most cost effective parenting tool!
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TEDxTallahassee 2015! Fathering is in!
It’s official. TEDxTallahassee 2015 is in April on the 10th. My talk was selected for broadcast! I am very excited to be doing a one of a kind TED TALK. After searching the TED talks I realized I did not find one other talk on fathering and the importance of fathers in the lives of…
