Sostegno alla Genitorialità - Dr.ssa Anna Mariani Ducasse

Support in the First Parent-Newborn Relationship

(From 3 months to 3 years)

When a child comes into the world, powerful and vulnerable, he has a fundamental need for a secure and protective relationship..

They need someone to look after them with eyes, ears, stomach and heart that are as attentive and understanding as possible.

The most recent discoveries in neuropsychology suggest that this first relationship can have a considerable impact on the child's future personality, both psychologically and cognitively.

Faced with this unfamiliar being who cries and whose reason we don't know - is he hungry? Is he feeling ill? Why don't I understand him? - can leave you feeling disorientated, confused and, above all, very alone.

My intervention will be to accompany the parent in decoding the infant's non-verbal language, distinguishing whether he is expressing a need or simply wants to communicate how he feels.

During this process, which is marked by the child's vulnerability and the parent's great responsibility, I will encourage the parent to recognise and name their own sensations, intuitions and emotions (including those that are the most difficult and contradictory to accept) so that their presence is as relevant and harmonious as possible, in tune with the wonder of this encounter with their child.