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[quote=Anonymous]There is an idea that a babies 'stress thermostat' (where a person reaches meltdown point) is determined during infancy. The idea that they can not trust their caregivers (secure attachment), and being responded to without love (roughly and angry facial expressions of the part of the caregiver) sets this thermostat very low. What this means through childhood and into adulthood is that they are the person that just doesn't cope with anything. So much of the brains wiring happens in the early years its really important. Harlow's monkey experiment (baby monkey prefer the soft reassuring 'cloth' mother, as opoosed to a 'wire' mother that has a teat/ feeds the monkeys) shows us how important touch and comfort is to our young. Romanian orphanages - where the babies were just left to cry really show how the babies withdraw into themselves and stop interacting - its fascinating to look at, but very sad and heartbreaking[/quote]
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