maternal bonds
Mom and offspring ties
Maternal bonds are the emotional connections between a mother and her offspring.
The term appears most often in discussions of child development and attachment theory, where early maternal bonding is considered crucial to a child's emotional health.
The bond can form during pregnancy, strengthen through physical contact and caregiving, and persist throughout life: The maternal bond between them remained strong even after years of separation.
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- mother's milkMammalian infant nutrition
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
- parenting stylesApproaches to raising kids
safe haven · attachment theory · bonding · touch · unconditional love · separation anxiety · embrace · empathy · heartbeat · warmth · cradle · rocking chair · soothe · family structure · imprinting · protective instinct · mother hen · caregiving
- motherhoodmother, mom, mama, mum, mommy
- Family Storiesfamily saga, mother-daughter, father-son, childhood memories, kitchen talk
- tendernesstenderness, gentle, gentleness, softness, soft
- rainbow familiesrainbow families, rainbow family, same-sex parents, two dads, two moms