Breastfeeding associated with positive parenting
POSTED March 29, 2009 - 12:34 | POSTED BY Jyoti Pal
Last edited by Sham Kamboj on March 29, 2009 - 14:04
London: March 29: Do you want your little one to be a cut above the rest? Would you want to have a long lasting bond even when those tiny feet are able to make rapid strides on their own? The most vital ingredient to obtain such an output is breast milk.
A new study has revealed that kids who were breastfed for at least six months had a superior rapport with their mother and also enhanced their educational progress. Previous research has already established that the mother’s milk is high on nutritional content and therefore it increases the IQ of the baby.
The present research conducted by the Institute of Education in London has found a positive correlation between breastfeeding and good parenting practices that carry on into childhood as well.
The research analyzed the behavior of 1,136 mothers who read a story book to their tiny tots. The mothers who breastfed their babies were more betrothed and involved in the process vis-à-vis the ones who were mot breastfed. The former appeared to have a warmer and stronger affiliation with their babies. This aspect was prevalent regardless of other factors such as income group or age.
Marital status had no impact on the mother-child’s relationship if the mother had breastfed the child for 6 to 12 months. In fact, single mothers made somewhat more effort than other mothers to explain the storybook to their child.
Dr Leslie Gutman, lead author of the study opined, “Breastfeeding is a time-consuming activity and mothers can be tempted to put their babies on the bottle earlier if they feel they have to return to work for financial reasons.”
He further suggested, “Mothers are given information leaflets in hospitals about breastfeeding but we may need more than this. Another option is workplace nurseries where mothers could go and feed their babies during the day.”
The findings of the study reinforce the need of breastfeeding. In UK, only 80 percent of the women breastfeed their babies from birth and only ten percent continue to do so past six months.
