Parenting

Tending to and having a firm understanding of an infant’s needs may come naturally to some parents, but for others it can pose a constant challenge. Whether you’re striving for perfection or fear you’re not a strong enough caregiver, it turns out that doing a “good enough” job of parenting can still leave a positive imprint on a child. Lehigh University researcher Susan S. Woodhouse says caregivers only need to “get it right” 50 percent of the time when responding to a baby’s need for attachment.

A heartening new Lehigh University study found that when caregivers respond to their baby’s need for attention, they need only to “get it right” half the time to provide a secure base for baby. As study author Susan S. Woodhouse, an infant researcher, put it, “You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to be good enough.”

When it comes to parenting, we need only get it right half the time according to research published in the journal Child Development, by Dr. Susan Woodhouse.

I can certainly get on board with this considering, like most parents, I’m pulled from hour to hour, room to room, fridge to whatever press the biscuits are in, by two ever-demanding kids.