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The Drama of the Gifted Child (pp1-67) By Alice Miller The bonding (through skin and eye contact) between mother and baby after birth stimulates in both of them the feeling that they belong together, a feeling of oneness that ideally has been growing from the time of conception. The infant is given the sense of safety he needs to trust his mother, and the mother receives the instinctive reassurance that will help her understand …

…of her time and energy and never think about anything else. I suppose there is a medium, at which the mother can give as much of her affection as possible, but continue to live out her own life. Still, the relationship must be loving and expressive for the healthy development of the child. Children that do not receive this proper care are left with a void that will cause them emotional instabilities later in life.