Dr. Charlotte Peterson

Growing Kind Kids

Charlotte Peterson, PhD - Psychologist, Author

Searched the world for optimal parenting strategies duringPrenatal, Infant & Toddler years to grow happier families & kinder kids

Factors that Inhibit Attachment
  • Unplanned Pregnancy
  • Difficult Birth
  • Lack of Hormonal Support
  • Low Apgar Score
  • Baby is very Different from Imagined
  • Hospital Routines which interfere with bonding during first hour after birth
  • Negative Comments: Especially right after the birth
  • Parents' Own Attachments: To their parents
  • Postpartum Mood Disorder: Depression, Anxiety or Obsessive Worry
  • Fear of Spoiling: It's impossible to spoil infants during the first 18 months after birth!

A Baby Cannot be Spoiled by Too Much Attention…

Love cannot spoil a baby