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Continuum Concept

The Continuum Concept was first described by Jean Liedloff. This is a parenting
style very similar to attachment parenting. The basic principle is that infants must be
cared for according to their evolutionary design. The experiences of the infant should
include:

The infant being placed immediately in the mother's arms at birth, and from
then on carried constantly in arms or otherwise in contact with someone,
usually the mother, and allowed to observe (or nurse, or sleep) while the
carrier goes about his or her business—until the infant begins creeping,
then crawling on his/her own impulse, usually at six to eight months;

Co-sleeping in the parents' bed, in constant physical contact, until leaving

of their own volition (often about two years);

Breastfeeding "on cue"—nursing in response to the child's body's signals;

Having caregivers immediately respond to body signals (squirming, crying,
etc.), without judgment, displeasure, or invalidation of the child's needs, yet
showing no undue concern nor making the child the constant center of
attention;

Sensing (and fulfilling) elders' expectations that he or she is innately social
and cooperative and has strong self-preservation instincts, and that he or
she is welcome and worthy.

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