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Exchange Exemplar: "Being There" For A Brand-New Child

D@LY3D, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33298107

Wouldn't it be great if we had magical powers to help other humans grow their brains?  It's not magic, and some of us DO have that power: mothers. 

Psychoanalyst Erica Komisar shows just how profound is the effect of a mother being present with a baby in the book Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters

More is more, says the author, who joined us for this interview in 2017.  We replay it here.  
 

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily talk show focused on news and interests across our region of Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.