"Postnatal Bonding: Connecting with Your Newborn" is your essential guide to nurturing a deep and meaningful bond with your baby in those precious early months. Delve into the science, techniques, and heartwarming stories that will help you create a lasting connection. Chapter 1: The Benefits of Postnatal Bonding Why Bonding Matters: Discover the lifelong advantages of forming a strong connection with your newborn. The Emotional Bond: Explore the incredible emotional benefits that bonding brings to both you and your baby. Chapter 2: Creating a Bond Through Skin-to-Skin Contact The Magic of Touch: Learn how skin-to-skin contact can forge a strong bond between you and your little one. Kangaroo Care: Uncover the wonders of kangaroo care and its positive impact on your baby's development. Chapter 3: The Science of Touch Understanding Touch: Delve into the science behind the power of touch in building a loving bond. Benefits Beyond Bonding: Explore the surprising ways that touch impacts your baby's physical and emotional well-being. Chapter 4: Communicating Through Eye Contact The Gaze Connection: Learn how eye contact can be a powerful means of communication and connection. Reading Your Baby's Cues: Develop your ability to understand your baby's feelings through their gaze. Chapter 5: Engaging in Mutual Gaze Shared Moments: Explore the beauty of mutual gaze and how it strengthens your bond. Capturing Precious Moments: Learn how to create more opportunities for meaningful eye contact. Chapter 6: The Power of Voice and Touch Speaking from the Heart: Discover the significance of talking and singing to your baby. Massage and Gentle Touch: Embrace the soothing impact of touch and massage on your baby's development. Chapter 7: Bonding Activities for Both Parents Co-Parenting and Shared Responsibilities: Explore how both parents can actively participate in bonding. Bedtime Routines and Bonding: Create special moments during bedtime routines that deepen your connection. Chapter 8: Bonding Challenges and Solutions Postpartum Depression and Bonding: Navigate the challenges of postpartum depression and find ways to maintain a strong bond. Bonding with Adopted Babies: Discover unique approaches to bonding with adopted infants. Chapter 9: Long-Term Effects of Postnatal Bonding Building Resilience Through Bonding: Understand how a strong early bond can contribute to your child's resilience. Bonding and Brain Development: Explore the fascinating link between bonding and your baby's brain development. Chapter 10: Seeking Support for Bonding Parenting Classes and Workshops: Learn about valuable resources like parenting classes that can enhance your bond. Joining Parenting Support Groups: Discover the benefits of joining parenting support groups and finding a community of like-minded parents. "Postnatal Bonding: Connecting with Your Newborn" is your passport to building a loving and secure connection with your baby. With scientific insights, practical techniques, and real-life stories, this guide will help you embark on a journey of lasting love and cherished moments. Say hello to a lifetime of beautiful bonding with your precious little one!Table of Contents Introduction Postnatal Bonding: Connecting with Your Newborn THE BENEFITS OF POSTNATAL BONDING CREATING A BOND THROUGH SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT BENEFITS OF KANGAROO CARE THE SCIENCE OF TOUCH COMMUNICATING THROUGH EYE CONTACT READING YOUR BABY'S CUES ENGAGING IN MUTUAL GAZE THE POWER OF VOICE AND TOUCH SINGING AND TALKING TO YOUR BABY MASSAGE AND GENTLE TOUCH BONDING ACTIVITIES FOR BOTH PARENTS CO-PARENTING AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES BEDTIME ROUTINES AND BONDING BONDING CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND BONDING BONDING WITH ADOPTED BABIES LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF POSTNATAL BONDING BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH BONDING BONDING AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT SEEKING SUPPORT FOR BONDING PARENTING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS JOINING PARENTING SUPPORT GROUPS

This highly anticipated third edition of the Handbook of Parenting brings together an array of field-leading experts who have worked in different ways toward understanding the many diverse aspects of parenting. Contributors to the Handbook look to the most recent research and thinking to shed light on topics every parent, professional, and policymaker wonders about. Parenting is a perennially "hot" topic. After all, everyone who has ever lived has been parented, and the vast majority of people become parents themselves. No wonder bookstores house shelves of "how-to" parenting books, and magazine racks in pharmacies and airports overflow with periodicals that feature parenting advice. However, almost none of these is evidence-based. The Handbook of Parenting is. Period. Each chapter has been written to be read and absorbed in a single sitting, and includes historical considerations of the topic, a discussion of central issues and theory, a review of classical and modern research, and forecasts of future directions of theory and research. Together, the five volumes in the Handbook cover Children and Parenting, the Biology and Ecology of Parenting, Being and Becoming a Parent, Social Conditions and Applied Parenting, and the Practice of Parenting. Volume 2, Biology and Ecology of Parenting, relates parenting to its biological roots and sets parenting in its ecological framework. Some aspects of parenting are influenced by the organic makeup of human beings, and the chapters in Part I, on the Biology of Parenting, examine the evolution of parenting, the psychobiological determinants of parenting in nonhumans, and primate parenting, as well as the genetic, prenatal, neuroendocrinological, and neurobiological bases of human parenting. A deep understanding of what it means to parent also depends on the ecologies in which parenting takes place. Beyond the nuclear family, parents are embedded in, influence, and are themselves affected by larger social systems. The chapters in Part II, on the Ecology of Parenting, examine the ancient and modern histories of parenting as well as epidemiology, neighborhoods, educational attainment, socioeconomic status, culture, and environment to provide an overarching relational developmental contextual systems perspective on parenting.

Parenting is a critical influence on the development of children across the globe. This handbook brings together scholars with expertise on parenting science and interventions for a comprehensive review of current research. It begins with foundational theories and research topics, followed by sections on parenting children at different ages, factors that affect parenting such as parental mental health or socioeconomic status, and parenting children with different characteristics such as depressed and anxious children or youth who identify as LGBTQ. It concludes with a section on policy implications, as well as prevention and intervention programs that target parenting as a mechanism of change. Global perspectives and the cultural diversity of families are highlighted throughout. Offering in-depth analysis of key topics such as risky adolescent behavior, immigration policy, father engagement, family involvement in education, and balancing childcare and work, this is a vital resource for understanding the most effective policies to support parents in raising healthy children.

This unique book explores the details of bonding disorder: the psychopathology of parental attitudes towards forming a relation between the baby and parents. The difficulties in perinatal bonding are one of the most important but unduly neglected issues in the perinatal mental health field. This book introduces the latest knowledge based on unique empirical investigations. As a compilation of papers by Japanese clinical researchers, this book includes conceptual analysis, causes, adverse consequences, and interventions. Each author introduces his or her own original work in addition to ample references from previous studies. The volume will be an excellent resource for researchers, clinicians, and other professionals who support families with infants in the perinatal health field.

This book explains how narrative medicine can improve evidence based medicine (EBM), making it more effective and efficient, giving patients better quality of life and offering more satisfaction to all health care providers. It discusses not only the disease experienced by the person who is ill, but also focuses on the context and the culture, and investigates how narrative medicine can make other disciplines around the globe more applicable, less manipulative, and more “scientific”. Only by integrating the narrative aspects, can EBM become more effective and efficient, with fewer uncured patients, more satisfied patients with a better quality of life, and satisfaction for all health care providers. Every chapter is divided into two main sections: the first presents the latest research in the field, with comments and interviews with experts, while the second section provides a list of practical exercises and tasks. The book is intended for anyone with an interest in caring for and curing patients: all care providers of care, physicians, general practitioners, specialists nurses, psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, providers of aid, healthcare managers, scientific societies, academics and researchers.

Over the past six decades, there have been dramatic changes in the dynamics of family life in the United States. Today, about half of all babies born to mothers under the age of 25 will not live with their fathers for much of their childhood. From the perspective of many social scientists and politicians, this change has wreaked havoc on society by trapping women and children in poverty and loosening the civilizing bond between men and their families. But what is causing the phenomenon? Some place blame at the feet of the young men themselves, together with eroding cultural and family values. Others point to systemic failures in our economy or social support programs. Rather than assign blame, the first goal of Lost and Found is to tell the stories of young men as they struggle (with varying degrees of success) to become fathers. The second goal is to outline a strategy for helping young fathers remain constructively involved with their partners and children. Drawing from their research with over 1,000 young parents in Chicago and Salt Lake City, Paul Florsheim and David Moore focus on a group of about 20 young fathers, whose stories-conveyed in their own words-help the reader make sense of what is happening to fatherhood in America. Having interviewed young fathers and their partners before and after their children were born, these accounts provide a dynamic perspective on the development of young men and their relationships. Young mothers-the partners of these young men-both corroborate and sometimes offer alternative or contradictory perspectives. Oriented to undo stereotypes, the authors introduce the notion of "good-enough" fathering, tempering the tendency to think simply in terms of good or bad fathers. They go on to provide concrete recommendations for strengthening fathers' roles and helping young fathers and mothers create stable home environments for their children, whether the parents are together or not.

Providing a broad base of essential knowledge critical to undergraduate students, Situating Feminism will also inspire new directions in critical thought and theoretical advancement for academics and professionals in the areas of women's and culture studies, political science, social work, communication, sociology, and psychology.

Prenatal and Postnatal Care Situate pregnancy in the emotional and physical life of the whole person with this bestselling guide Prenatal and postnatal care are important and dynamic areas in healthcare research and practice. The needs of the childbearing person before and after birth are complex and intensely personal, combining significant physiological impact with broader emotional needs. In order to supply optimal care, providers must account not only for physiological factors, but also for cultural, social, experiential, and psychological ones. Prenatal and Postnatal Care takes a holistic, person-centered approach to prenatal and postnatal care. Emphasizing the pregnant person and their unique needs, this book presents prenatal and postnatal care as foundational care for a healthy start to family life. This accessible, comprehensive book provides unique knowledge and skills to practitioners so that they can make a positive difference to the people they serve. Readers of the third edition of Prenatal and Postnatal Care will also find: New chapters covering health equity, ethics in perinatal care, exercise, and more All chapters updated to reflect evidence concerning health disparities and inequities Concrete ways for clinicians to disrupt the systems of harm and exclusion that can mediate care at every level Prenatal and Postnatal Care is essential for midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare providers who work with childbearing people.