Oakland, CA - babies, the nights after the divorce or separation residences apart from each parent to spend, have difficulties in creating a secure attachment to their parents, according to a recent study.
Carol George, a professor of psychology at Mills College, and Judith Solomon, program coordinator for visits to children's homes of the Mental Health Program of early childhood, the first study in the world on the effects on the finished child bond parents overnight visit with, separated and divorced parent families. With the support of a mother of four children and the Department of Health Research Fellowship of Health and Human Services of the United States (1992-1996), the researchers have the parent-child attachment in 145 babies, children whose parents studied represent a broad spectrum the socio-economic status and ethnic backgrounds. They found that children in the context of separation and reunion with each parent and interviewed the parents when their child 12 to 18 months 24 to 30 months of age and over.
Be valued at the Ainsworth Strange Situation to the safety of the child bond, found that two-thirds of 12 - old to 18-month nightly visits with disorganized attachment with their mothers and fathers, to babies, to separate in intact families or, saw during the day visits her parents. A key function of attachment relationships with parents of babies is to help children to cope with stress or anxiety. The father is an oasis of calm, providing comfort and guidance that is internalized by children as they grow. Disorganized infants have repeated experiences with caregivers, their proximity and physical contact is very active, and there is a break in the strategies that could be used to inform parents of their distress and seek contact and comfort. Therefore, disorganized babies could not cope with separations and reunions with parents in the laboratory, and not rely on their parents as a resource for coping with stress.
But overnight visits themselves are not the only factor that affects babies attached files. Key factors are the mother's ability to protect her child from the stress of separation; Ability of the parents to communicate and work together on her baby being; and the extent of the conflict between the parents.
George and Solomon said it is important for parents to keep their problems away from your baby, and pay attention to your child's behavior, especially when the baby comes home. Characters that do not have to work at night are the significant changes in behavior, such as crises, or the inability to sleep at night. "Late nights are exhausting for babies 12-18 months and 24-30 months old," Solomon said. "The parents, the effects on the baby talk to the child's needs to reduce, welcome to the planning of visits, avoiding the fight against the child, and not the baby as punishment. The other parent," adds "Some babies better to spend two to three nights a week with his father instead of every other night, better visit some children with a week and a shutdown and other dear relatives while. weeks while staying in a home "
George and Solomon suggest that parents begin test set overnight and by how your baby is facing. "The baby needs time to adjust, the nights always transitions," says George, "It's easier when the baby is about three years, because they understand that his mother can customize .. baby again while visiting night start , but it's hard when parents is not in co-parenting that puts the needs of her first baby involved when co-parenting is not possible, it is recommended that parents waiting for a baby, a night of introduction visiting hours. "- . Mills College
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