the continuum concept in search of happiness lost

In contrast, a baby subjected to modern Western childbirth and child-care practices often experiences. sensing (and fulfilling) his elders' expectations that he is innately social and cooperative and has strong self-preservation instincts, and that he is welcome and worthy.having caregivers immediately respond to his signals (squirming, crying, etc.), without judgment, displeasure, or invalidation of his needs, yet showing no undue concern nor making him the constant center of attention.being constantly carried in arms or otherwise in contact with someone, usually his mother, and allowed to observe (or nurse, or sleep) while the person carrying him goes about his or her business - until the infant begins creeping, then crawling on his own impulse, usually at six to eight months.breastfeeding 'on cue' - nursing in response to his own body's signals.sleeping in his parents' bed, in constant physical contact, until he leaves of his own volition.constant physical contact with his mother (or another familiar caregiver as needed) from birth.For an infant, these include such experiences as. According to Jean Liedloff, the continuum concept is the idea that in order to achieve optimal physical, mental and emotional development, human beings - especially babies - require the kind of experience to which our species adapted during the long process of our evolution.

The continuum concept in search of happiness lost