Lesson One Overview

In this lesson, we'll take a look at how a helpless human baby survives outside the womb

Learning Outcomes

By the time you've finished this lesson, you should have a better understanding of:

• Why and how "attachment" (bonding) to a human mother has been built into our species
• What human babies do to get "attached"
• The "social dance" between parents and their baby
• The effect that the quality of bonding has on the baby's brain
• The importance of others in meeting an infant's needs