Mother-child relationship
The relationship between mother and child grows naturally during pregnancy.
Mother and baby spontaneously react to each other’s signals. Each day the mother understands better what the baby needs. For example: why the baby cries or when the baby is hungry.
Breast-feeding helps to strengthen the ties between mother and child. However, mothers who do not breast-feed also naturally bond very easily with their baby.
Father-child relationship
Fathers, too, can strengthen their relationship with their child. They can, for example:
- Cuddle the baby;
- Bathe the baby;
- Carry the baby around.
These moments of closeness are important to father and child. It also means that the mother can rest from time to time.
