{"id":22383,"date":"2020-11-14T13:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babywellnessfoundation.org\/segreti-nanna\/capitolo-4-limportanza-del-contatto\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:09:50","slug":"chapter-4-the-importance-of-contact","status":"publish","type":"segreti-nanna","link":"https:\/\/babywellnessfoundation.org\/en\/segreti-nanna\/chapter-4-the-importance-of-contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 4 \u2013 The Importance of Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Providing a newborn with an environment rich in care and affection lays the foundation for a more emotionally stable and positive adult life. According to British psychologist John Bowlby, the father of <strong>attachment theory<\/strong>, babies are born with a biological predisposition to form attachments with those who care for them. This attachment has a biological function\u2014to protect the infant\u2014and a psychological function\u2014to provide a sense of security (15).<\/p>\n<p>This relationship is essential for the child\u2019s psychophysical <em>well-being<\/em> and will influence the development of their personality and the choices they will make as adults. When a baby feels welcomed in a familiar environment, and the caregiver is present and responsive to their needs, the baby feels understood, safe, and calm. These emotions and sensations will be echoed in their future relationships, even in adulthood. They will also help develop the ability to cope with trauma or challenging moments.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the mother\u2019s womb, babies are protected, enveloped in a muffled and warm space that makes them feel secure and peaceful. Once born, the change is sudden and intense. Only the close presence of the parents\u2014especially the mother\u2014can comfort them again, offering warmth and containment through touch, especially hugging, and also through the scent of the skin and the sound of the voice, which babies are able to recognize, along with eye contact. These natural and instinctive gestures of care and closeness offer peace both to the baby and the mother. When a mother holds her newborn, looks into their eyes, or sings to them, she relaxes and feels serene. That is why, especially in the first months of life, the relationship is built through physical contact\u2014from the very first moment after birth, when the baby is placed on the mother\u2019s belly and they reconnect.<\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"22102\" class=\"elementor elementor-22102 elementor-3769\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d0203b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d0203b\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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receive the latest news from the Baby Wellness Foundation!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321b77a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"321b77a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/babywellnesslab.mibu-direct.com\/form\/generate.js?id=3\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>It\u2019s no coincidence that we speak of endogestation, referring to the nine months of pregnancy, and exogestation to describe the first months after birth\u2014underlining the continuity between the &#8220;before&#8221; and the &#8220;after.&#8221; This continuity also applies to the baby\u2019s needs, which remain the same: the 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Cuddles and tenderness are never excessive. Holding a baby, comforting them, and lovingly responding to their fears and need for closeness is not spoiling them.<br \/>\nOn the contrary, physical contact helps the baby not only to feel safe but also to perceive their own physical boundaries through a sense of containment. Through gentle caresses, hugs, diaper changes, baths, or massage, parents help their baby \u201cfeel\u201d all parts of their body and understand their shape (16). In doing so, they help them perceive the world and grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22214,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"titolo-articolo-nanna":[855],"class_list":["post-22383","segreti-nanna","type-segreti-nanna","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","titolo-articolo-nanna-a-good-sleep"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chapter 4 \u2013 The Importance of Contact - Baby Wellness Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/babywellnessfoundation.org\/en\/segreti-nanna\/chapter-4-the-importance-of-contact\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chapter 4 \u2013 The Importance of Contact - Baby Wellness Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Providing a newborn with an environment rich in care and affection lays the foundation for a more emotionally stable and positive adult life. 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