Speaking from experience, the only things that a new mother desires is to have a healthy child, and to feel like they are a good mom at the end of the day. In her new blog post, Martha Sears shares her personal experience with becoming a mother for the first time along with some of the books she read on her journey and provides a few words of encouragement to all of those delivering their babies in the not so distant future.

Key Takeaways:

• Child and parent contact, such as kangaroo care and breast-feeding promote sensitivity between parent and child.
• Responsive and nurturing care includes quick response to distress signals and access and interaction with dad from the get go.
• This grounding and warm physical intimacy breeds a sense of compassion in children.

“It was intense and personal learning, and I have been privileged to experience it intensely and personally seven more times.”

Read more: https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/ages-stages/baby-infant-development-parenting/25_things_every_mother_should_know/#.XSxLw-hKi8E