Virginia

Thank you so much for sending the link to the UQ publication
describing Dr Lane Strathearn's research.  I was particularly caught
by his quotes,

"Over the past decade we have seen dramatic changes in the social
landscape in which our children are raised, with increasing demands
on mothers in particular to balance raising a family with providing
an income and meeting educational and career-related demands," Dr
Strathearn said.

"I feel that the basic needs of children have fallen lower and lower
on the priority list of families and society, with physical or
emotional neglect often the unfortunate result.

"This study emphasises the need to address the basic, universal needs
of children, and stresses the importance of this early mother-infant
relationship.

"Strengthening this crucial relationship may help to prevent some of
the long term consequences of neglect that we are seeing more
commonly today, such as delinquency, crime, developmental delay and
psychiatric disorders."

He seems to have put his finger on an attitude of Western society
that I've begun to suspect exists since moving into it!  Where can we
access the actual research??

Happy New Year!

Pamela Morrison IBCLC
Rustington, England.
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 >Date:    Sat, 2 Jan 2010 11:24:21 +1000
 >From:    Virginia Thorley <[log in to unmask]>
 >Subject: Breastfeeding & child abuse (reduction)
 >
 >Some of you may be interested in reading this article from UQ News about a
 >recently complete PhD thesis which looks at the effects of certain factors
 >on child abuse and lack of bonding.  These factors include breastfeeding and
 >oxytocin. UQ News is a magazine published by the University of Queensland.
 >
 >
 >
 >http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?article=20258
 >
 >
 >
 >Dr Virginia Thorley, OAM, PhD, IBCLC, FILCA
 >
 >Brisbane, Qld, Australia
 >
 >E: [log in to unmask]

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