THE IMPORTANCE OF BONDING WITH YOUR CHILD: Bonding

» Joy Butler - Bonding

"Those children lacking a secure bond are more likely to be antisocial, withdrawn, hostile and aggressive." This sentence is so very, very interesting. It should drive home the fact that mothers need to invest more time raising their children than pursuing a career, lest our crime rates climb even higher.

Your paragraph on how stress and cortisol levels affect children is tangible evidence that staying home with children is not sheltering them but nurturing them. You also mentioned that children having a strong bond with the mother do better in school. Perhaps it's the reason most homeschoolers are confident, well mannered and score so well on college entrance exams.

Superb article, Mary!!

-- posted by Joy Butler