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@utay62 I was spanked as a child. I didn’t see it as abuse and have a hard time now. It never was excessive or done with malice but I swore never to allow it to happen to my child. Though Bandit did sell me on the idea of bum bongos. Right now I get down on his level and talk to him to look...

@wadebayo30 So you’re saying the only possibility for the scenario I put forth is that due to the mothers poor mental health, the child could not effectively bond with her? That it simply cannot be that the nanny lived in the home and spent the days and nights caring for this child because the...

@wadebayo30 It’s equally mentally harmful and dishonest to say that working wont have a negative effect on the parent child relationship. It’s not about trends, it’s about “can this happen”. The answer is yes. That was my point. Only that it can happen because I’ve seen it happen. If you can’t...

@forgiven2013 I just gave it to you. Personal experience. Neighbour had a nanny and the baby bonded with the nanny because the mom was a nurse and dad was a doctor and neither were home regularly. Baby would only be soothed by the nanny. Got better as baby got older and when mom was able to be...

@forgiven2013 But it is the same. Kids will bond with non parents too. I’ve seen it happen with nannys. Mom is always mom, but the bond suffers, especially with younger children who don’t understand.

@angel898000 A baby will recognize the source of comfort. My Son’s whole life he’s been glued to me. I’ve always been preferred over my wife. This isn’t because my wife isn’t a great mom, but because we just spend more time together. He was bottle fed due to latching issues so I ended up doing...