Attachment is the very essential bonding process that takes place between a baby and initially his mother and later other caring family members and friends. The first year of life is the most valuable for attachment to begin and positive physical touch is the most important of the sensory experiences that build it.
This article is excerpted from ‘Relationships and the Developing Mind’ By Dr Daniel Siegel.
Health status of New Zealand children in the Auckland and Waikato Regions
An important recent publication by researchers for the Waikato District Health Board, ‘The Top 10 Report’, provides the first significant overview of indicators of child and youth health in the Auckland and Waikato regions based on data from 1995-1999( ).
40% of New Zealanders under 25 live in this area which includes the most deprived (South Auckland) and least deprived (North Shore to Wellsford) regions of New Zealand. Not surprisingly its findings generally confirm the well-established relationship between poor health outcomes, poverty and inequality.
