Brie is currently taking time away from infant massage instruction to spend time with her growing family and to enjoy the ritual at home.
Please connect with Scripps Parent Connection at (858) 626-6944 / www.scripps.org or the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center to learn more about upcoming events.
A resource list of local instructors currently teaching can also be found at: www.infantmassageusa.org.
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Secure attachment, secure baby
Gone are the days where it was once promoted that letting your baby cry it out was the way to ensure he grows to be independent and self-assured. Research now shows that babies who are consistently and sensitively responded to when distressed develop a secure attachment with their caregiver. This in turn translates into babies that grow to be more confident, independent and resilient children and adults.
- Consistently responding to your baby in a sensitive and nurturing way, encourages your baby’s confidence to grow as she explores her environment and newfound world. Don’t worry- when she’s securely attached she will always come back to re-connect with you. She feels safe, loved, and certain that you will always be there for her.
- Let go of your fears that always responding to her cries equates to you spoiling your baby. In meeting her emotional needs, your baby grows to better regulate her own feelings and moods in the future.
- When facilitating secure attachment, communication between the two of you flows as you are able to interpret her needs and desires readily. It doesn’t take full blown crying and distress to trigger you into action. The subtle, more discrete cues she provides are no longer missed. You are right there with her to comfort her when needed, to engage and smile with her when wanted.
- Research also now shows that the type of attachment your baby establishes with you will likely be the same type of attachment she has with her own children one day.
- Furthermore, your relationship with your child serves as his model for other relationships he builds in the future. You might ask yourself- What kind of relationships would you like him to pursue as an adult?
For more information and resources click here.
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