Building Secure Attachment With Your Baby
How responsiveness in the first year shapes your baby's emotional future
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Attachment Is Built in Small Moments
The baby cries, and you respond. The baby reaches, and you pick them up. The baby looks at you, and you look back. Thousands of these small moments build the baby's expectation that the world is safe.
You Cannot Spoil a Baby
Responding to a baby's cries builds trust and independence. Babies whose needs are met consistently learn that communication works. This builds secure attachment, not dependence.