Bonding with your baby advice - Dads

My Dad and Me - Bonding for Fathers “My first race in life won, our journey has started Dad!” 6 7 TIP #5 Experiences, interaction and the environment all contribute to how your child’s brain develops, even at this early stage! The best start parents can give to their children is by working together to create a happy and healthy atmosphere at home. When parents see themselves as a team, whether together or separated, children grow up feeling safe and good about themselves. They learn about respectful communication and how to build healthy relationships. TIP #4 Our own experiences of parenthood can have a huge impact on how we go on to parent ourselves. Whether we unconsciously go on to copy behaviours or instead find ourselves working hard to give our children different experiences. Pregnancy is a good time to start thinking about how you can share the best bits of our own childhood whilst, perhaps, noticing if there are things you want to change for your baby.