Parent-Child bonding

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             parent-infant tie is the major source for all of the infant's subsequent attachment and is the
             formative relationship in the course of which the child develops a sense of himself.
             Throughout his lifetime the strength and character of this attachment will influence the
             quality of all future ties to other individuals. The question is now raised, "What is the
             normal process by which a father and mother become attached to a healthy infant?" Since
             the human infant is entirely dependent on his mother or caregiver to meet all his physical
             and emotional demands, the strength and durability of the attachment may well determine
             whether or not he will survive and develop optimally. Experimental data suggest that the
             past experiences of the mother are a major determinant in molding her care-giving role.
             For their own behaviour, children model adults, especially loved and powerful adults.
             Children development literature, states that the powerful process of imitation or modelling
             socially inclines children. Unless adults must consciously reexamine their learned
             behaviors, they will unconsciously repeat them when they become parents. Therefore, the
             way a woman was raised, including the practice
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