Jean Liedloff spent time with the Yequana tribe from Venezuela and learned how they brought up their children. The Yequana babies are always around people and follow their activities. They are kept in constant contact with the body of a caretaker. I’ve reread this a couple times as Nora was newborn. To get some support in raising her from an early age. It came in very handy.
#A newborn baby needs a feeling of home and “rightness”
Carry the baby around with you and let her be part of your activities throughout the day. She needs the skin touch, a feeling of home and “rightness”. Only when she has a sufficient amount of “closeness” will she be able to have the confidence to go explore by her own. Babies with their expectations for physical contact met makes little noise and are more satisfied.
#The unconscious mind makes habit of experience
The unconscious mind does not reason, it makes a habit of experience. It automates recurrent behavior in order to release the conscious mind.