According to Marc Bornstein, his studies have found that being an attentive
parent has its rewards, showing that “Increased attention of the good kind is
good for both parties, parents and children. Children come to feel valued,
affirmed and approved of when their parents pay attention to them, and they
benefit cognitively, for example, from parental responsiveness and teaching.
Parents get rewarded from their children’s development and achievements, and by
attending to them, parents get to know their children better and so become
better parents, as long as the attention is of the good kind.” This information
could be useful
for new mothers, including the 12% who experience post-partum depression, helping
to alert them of the need to be more vigilant about their new baby. It could
also prompt fathers of the need to be more attentive to their newborn. You can find the study report at the following link.
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