【動畫】BB扭抱,抱唔抱好?
BB喊住扭抱時,到底抱還是不抱?他不是肚餓,不是尿片濕了,也不是不舒服。有人認為抱得太多會寵壞他,讓他喊一段時間,他便會停。到底父母應該如何決定抱還是不抱?而抱或不抱,對BB長期會有甚麼影響?
加拿大McGill大學神經學家Michael Meaney曾經進行過一系列實驗,引證到老鼠舔與不舔BB這一丁點差別,就足以令到部分老鼠在成年後明顯好奇心較高、身體較健康、情緒控制能力較高、社交能力較高、以及求生能力較高。
這個研究的結果竟然可以為苦惱「BB扭抱,抱唔抱好」的新手父母帶來一點啟示!?
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