“Fathers have a special excitement about them that babies find intriguing. At this time in his life an infant counts on his motherfor rootedness and anchoring. He can count on his father to be just different enough from a mother. Fathers embody a delicious mixture of familiarity and novelty. They are novel without being strange or frightening.” DifferentEnoughMotherFatherNovelSpecialStrangeBabyExcitementFrighteningDeliciousInfantMixturesNoveltyFamiliarityIntriguingBeing A FatherRootedness Book:Oneness and separateness: from infant to individual Source: Oneness and separateness: from infant to individual
“When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading in earnest again, but also write a novel while my daughter slept in her Moses basket. Of course, I barely had time to keep up with my magazines until she started sleeping properly.” WritingIdeasCoursesReadingBornSleepNovelBabyDaughterMagazinesMy DaughterPregnantEarnestMosesBasketsWere Pregnant Author:Kate Beckinsale