Bonding with their daughter, Quinn, has given Cassel a deeper appreciation of the parent-child connection.
In this last example, a "medical" discourse about the virtues of breast milk begins to blur into a "maternalist" idea about mother-child connection wed to an exclusive, intensive form of mothering that Blum (1999) also describes.
Instead, it leads to leadership skills, creativity, and a parent-child connection that is unlike any other.
But there are times when people test that mother-child connection, turning their "matron" saints into judge, jury and even warden.
Crying babies can be overwhelming or angering to ill-equipped parents, she added, so any easy intervention that lifts the baby's mood can also benefit the parent-child connection among at-risk families.
Catch your little boy doing what you ask, and let him know that you appreciate his efforts: "You cleaned up those toys so fast I could hardly believe my eyes!" Build parent-child connection.
UNICEF Mongolia Water and Sanitation Officer Batnasan Nyamsuren describes the improvements: "These facilities will consist of hand-washing sinks, indoor toilets, showers for dormitory children, connection to the water supply and a septic tank".
After all, her Web site is dedicated to healthy parent-child connections, and is filled with photos of beach sand and backyard tents and trees, so she wants to practice as she preaches.
Criminal justice reforms also must recognize the special needs of parents and the importance and urgency of maintaining parent-child connections either at home or in kin or foster care settings.
It is likely that parents' presence has a protective influence on their children in several different ways, for instance, initially by strengthening parent-child connections and later by allowing greater parental monitoring (Wamoyi et al. 2011a).
