Explain the importance of positive relationships for development and wellbeing.
Babies need love and attention from the day they are born. This is not just to meet their physical needs, such as feeding, changing, bathing etc. [ Love and attention from adults is really important for the development of good mental health, that is, the ability to form good relationships and to learn to develop in the best possible way.
Comfort to feel secure and understood babies and toddlers need main carers and staff to give love, comfort and protection. Providing comfort means being warm and physical affectation and giving reassurance. It also means responding to the babies needs.
Babies who have loving and caring early relationships will have confidence in their care giver’s availability and responsiveness. This helps them feel more confident to explore the new world around them because they know have a safe person to return to when they need to. By watching and feeling how their carer response to them, they begin to learn important skills needed to make friendships. ]
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