We all know that it is important for the babies to have safe attachment to he main carers, and the most important relationship is with the mother. Some researchers advocate for long-time accompany, some said high-quality accompany is more important than long-time.
In China, the woman staff has 3-month maternity leave starting from the day she asks for leave, it means they have to go back to work when the baby is about 3 months old. It takes big problems to the baby and to the new mother. The mother has to balance the caring of the baby and the work, sometimes they still breast feed the baby and carry the "food " to the baby every day. The baby has to be taken care of by other(s), and the safe attachment sometimes are not so strong with the mother. This will take serious emotional and social influence to the child when he/she grows up, they may feel it is difficult to trust people.
So this research is to find out the importance of the new mother's accompany to the child, and find the evidence to show that the government should give at least 3 years holiday to the new mother, staying at home and be with the child.
agree that the attachment is very important the first year of life. I to think that it would be a great idea for mother to have a longer maternity leave but who can afford that. I wish they thought of that when i was having children. I do know that some mother can receive public assistance for the first year of their child's life but the assistance stops after a year.
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ReplyDeleteThe idea of staying at home with the newborn baby for three years is impressive. However, due to economic reasons many mothers have to put their children in day care homes or centers because they have to start working to support their family and to provide for the house. I believe it might be very difficult for the family to leave their young children under the care of others, but they have no choice. However would be good if the ideal research can be implemented, not only in China but also in the United States and other parts of the world. Thank you for your topic.
Leticia
Hello Xia!! It's amazing how traditions differ from country to country! 3 months in China vs. 6 Weeks in America!!! That's quite a difference!! I also appreciated the fact that LaTasha mentioned it being more costly to just stay home instead of work! When thinking of this, we have to realize that living situations/expenses are quite different in various questions. So if the living expense is low enough so that only the male figure needs to work then maybe your attachment theory would be great for this family! But maybe not so for those families who struggle more as Latasha has pointed out! Very enlightening post Xia!!
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