Baby's Parental Preferences - The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

This week we talk about Baby's parental preferences, why they are understandable and healthy, and share a few tips for helping better connect with your partner over this tricky topic. Items covered include:

• Familiarity and Safety needs drive Baby's behavior
• The Hierarchy of Attachment
• Balancing Baby's preferences and parental abilities
• Bostering your own abilities to share the load, and lots more
• Special tips for Dads struggling in this space
• And no, weaning is not the answer!

Article Referenced:

Hierarchy of Attachment- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0163638312001117

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Katie now has a weekly FREE Embracing Pregnancy prenatal group offering over at the Nest that meets via Zoom every Tuesday at 12 noon Pacific. This weekly pregnancy Q&A meetup is run by a rotating panel of prenatal practicioners and features frequent guests that come from a wide range of perinatal support services inlcuding ayurvedic nutritionists, midwives, and acupunturists. Come check it out to learn more about these various services in a warm, welcoming environment. 

Katie also continues to offer her FREE weekly Embracing Parenthood Postpartum support meetup via Zoom every Thursday at 1pm PST. Katie runs these herself, so please drop on in to experience more of her wisdom, grace, and compassion in person.

https://www.thenestfamilyresource.com/parenting

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