So I have been attending this baby bonding group that is hosted by Reproductive Mental Health at Women's Hospital. It's a good way to meet other new moms and learn about the importance of positive interactions with our babies and healthy ways of dealing with the problems that new mothers face i.e. frustration, exhaustion etc...
At last week's class they played a short video called the Still Face Experiment by Dr. Edward Tronick which demonstrates how babies are directly effected by our moods. The video shows how easily a baby can pick up on our emotional cues and how these cues influence their mood and behaviour.
After watching the video you can sadly picture how damaging a lack of love and stimulation could be for a child. It's a really interesting video. Check it out.
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