by Evan Dwan | Feb 17, 2022 | News |
The underlying causal mechanisms of violence are operational in childhood (Schore, in Siegel and Solomon, 2003). An increasing body of evidence shows that traumatic childhood experiences are at the root of adult violence. When there are violent offenders still in...
by Evan Dwan | Feb 14, 2022 | News |
The term ‘co-sleeping’ generally refers to infants sleeping with or near their mothers or parents on the same or different surfaces but at least close enough for participants to detect and respond to each other’s cues (Hewlett and Roulette, in Narvaez et al., 2014)....
by Evan Dwan | Feb 14, 2022 | News |
Most mammalian offspring find it distressing when they lose contact with their caregiver (Narvaez, 2013). In infant rats even short separations from the mother can cause lifelong changes in stress responsivity. However, brief and graded separations that are...
by Evan Dwan | Feb 14, 2022 | News |
The most significant goal of early development may be preparation and social interaction and participation in close relationships (Narvaez and Gleason, in Narvaez ancestral). A focus on individuals or even groups of humans is an inadequate frame for understanding...
by Evan Dwan | Feb 13, 2022 | News |
Sarah Hrdy writes: “It was the mother who continuously carried the infant skin-to-skin contact – stomach to stomach, chest to breast. Soothed by her heartbeat, nestled in the heat of her body, rocked by her movements, the infant’s entire world was its mother” (1999,...
