Dear Tina, I'm also interested in that paper on "Psychosocial Consequences of Not Breastfeeding", could you also send it to me please? Thanks a lot, Clara F. LLL Madrid, Spain > 2009/10/13 Tina Kimmel <[log in to unmask]>: > > Arly, Some of your questions can be answered by reading about the classic > > ways "attachment security" is measured. The gold standard (flawed though > it > > is) is the Strange Situation, eg > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ainsworth#A_Strange_Situation. > > > > Researchers can choose whatever group of individuals and families they > want > > to look at. If breastfeeding was not specified, you know they included > > bottlefeeding families, unfortunately. > > > > I wrote a chapter on "Psychosocial Consequences of Not Breastfeeding" > (with > > 50+ references) in my dissertation on breastfeeding policy. I can email > it > > to you directly. > > > > I think it's very interesting stuff. You can see there were only a few > > studies (at that time in 2007, at least) which focussed directly on > > breastfeeding and attachment, but they all conclude that there is a > positive > > correlation. > > > > A couple of studies also investigated the direction of causality between > > attachment and breastfeeding. They concluded that it goes both ways, ie, > > more attchment-engengering moms choose to breastfeed, but in addition, > the > > act of breastfeeding itself causes mothers to be more > > attachment-engendering. > > > > Tina > > > > -- Clara Fernández López Madre de Juan 03/10/2005 y de Marcos 09/08/2008 Monitora LLL, Madrid www.laligadelaleche.es Tel: 654913452 «Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.» Amy Bloom ¿Cual es el objetivo de la educacion? Estamos formando niños que sólo son capaces de aprender lo que ya es conocido? ¿O deberíamos intentar desarrollar mentes creativas e innovadoras, capaces de descubrir desde la edad preescolar, durante toda la vida? Jean Piaget Desde que soy madre, escucho de continuo que no educo a mis hijos para defenderse en el mundo real, que es muy duro. Ante esta acusación solo puedo declararme culpable, es cierto, educo a mis hijos para que sean constructores de nuevas realidades, más amables. Carmen Ibarlucea, Diez cuentos del mundo que ayudan a educar(nos) Bitter are the tears of a child: Sweeten them. Deep are the thoughts of a child: Quiet them. Sharp is the grief of a child: Take it from him. Soft is the heart of a child: Do not harden it. Pamela Glenconner *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome