Re:U.S. has world’s highest rate of children living in singl...
by throw0101a on Thursday February 11, 2021 @08:13AM
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The first 1 or 2 years are extremely important in how the little human will later view the world: as a place where they will be cared for or a place where they can scream and scream but will be not be helped. (Taking the two extremes of the spectrum.)
There's a saying often attributed to both Aristotle and Ignatius Loyola (founder of the Jesuit order): Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man.
Couples (generally) space children out a bit, so the second one often comes when the first is roughly two: so one parent can look after each. If a third comes along, the first would be 3-4 years old, and already somewhat maturer and hopefully able to handle some detachment from the parent(s).
AFAICT, the 'best practice' is for there to be a "secure attachment" that your child has to you as parent(s):
There's a saying often attributed to both Aristotle and Ignatius Loyola (founder of the Jesuit order): Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man.
* https://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/first-seven-year...
Couples (generally) space children out a bit, so the second one often comes when the first is roughly two: so one parent can look after each. If a third comes along, the first would be 3-4 years old, and already somewhat maturer and hopefully able to handle some detachment from the parent(s).
AFAICT, the 'best practice' is for there to be a "secure attachment" that your child has to you as parent(s):
* https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_attachment...