Love for your baby may come gradually.
Posted on 19. Sep, 2010 by Robert Needlman MD in Inspire & Comfort, Parenting, Pregnancy and Birth, Psychology
Don’t be too concerned if you don’t fall in love with your baby right away. Often, it takes time. Negative feelings are normal; they don’t prevent bonding from happening.
Mixed feelings about pregnancy.
Posted on 19. Sep, 2010 by Robert Needlman MD in Parenting, Pregnancy and Birth, Psychology
It’s normal to have mixed feelings about being pregnant, both for mothers and fathers. Having mixed feeligns doesn’t mean you’ll be a bad parent.
Childhood Without Fear
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by Robert Needlman MD in Psychology
I don’t know if the world is really more dangerous now than it was 30 years ago. But I’m sure that it seems that way. Our children are surrounded by threats: hurricanes, terrorists, internet pedophiles, nuclear-armed dictators, global warming. Last week a mother told me that she was transferring her children to a new school [...]