Dr. Erica Komisar

Skin to skin.

Skin to skin.

Well, they took these baby rhesus monkeys and they let some be with the mothers and the mothers nurtured those babies and those babies became healthily attached and secure and those were the healthy, emotionally healthy babies. Then they gave another subset of monkeys a wire mother covered with a piece of cloth or fur or something.

Well, they took these baby rhesus monkeys and they let some be with the mothers and the mothers nurtured those babies and those babies became healthily attached and secure and those were the healthy, emotionally healthy babies. Then they gave another subset of monkeys a wire mother covered with a piece of cloth or fur or something.

And those babies became very neurotic, but at least they were clinging. They became like the ambivalent attachment babies because there was no response from the mother, but at least they were holding on to this mother. And then they gave, and these babies became very neurotic, and then they gave the subset of babies nothing. And those babies literally lost their minds.

And those babies became very neurotic, but at least they were clinging. They became like the ambivalent attachment babies because there was no response from the mother, but at least they were holding on to this mother. And then they gave, and these babies became very neurotic, and then they gave the subset of babies nothing. And those babies literally lost their minds.

And I mean, there are other studies which are more recent than that. That's quite an old study. There is a researcher named Michael Meany. He did a study on licking and grooming animals who lick and groom their young, meaning are nurturing skin to skin, lick and groom. In human terms, that would be holding, touching, loving, skin to skin. Those, if a mother licked and groomed her young,

And I mean, there are other studies which are more recent than that. That's quite an old study. There is a researcher named Michael Meany. He did a study on licking and grooming animals who lick and groom their young, meaning are nurturing skin to skin, lick and groom. In human terms, that would be holding, touching, loving, skin to skin. Those, if a mother licked and groomed her young,

that baby would become more resilient to stress in the future. The babies who were not licked and groomed by their mothers became less resilient to stress in the future. In addition, the babies who were more resilient to stress because their mothers had licked and groomed them passed down generationally the ability to lick and groom the next generation.

that baby would become more resilient to stress in the future. The babies who were not licked and groomed by their mothers became less resilient to stress in the future. In addition, the babies who were more resilient to stress because their mothers had licked and groomed them passed down generationally the ability to lick and groom the next generation.

What happened to the babies who weren't licked and groomed? Guess what happened?

What happened to the babies who weren't licked and groomed? Guess what happened?

Right. And that's what's happening to humans today. If we don't lick and groom our babies, I mean, you know, take it for whatever. If we don't lick and groom our babies, we don't pass on resilience to stress and adversity, but we also don't pass on the desire to lick and groom to have babies.

Right. And that's what's happening to humans today. If we don't lick and groom our babies, I mean, you know, take it for whatever. If we don't lick and groom our babies, we don't pass on resilience to stress and adversity, but we also don't pass on the desire to lick and groom to have babies.

Well, it's not the mothers and the projects in Harlem, because I'll tell you, the mothers and the projects in Harlem stay home with their babies. That's what's interesting. Very poor people in America. So let me just say, I love America. America sucks. And I'll tell you why America sucks from my perspective. And I say this internationally.

Well, it's not the mothers and the projects in Harlem, because I'll tell you, the mothers and the projects in Harlem stay home with their babies. That's what's interesting. Very poor people in America. So let me just say, I love America. America sucks. And I'll tell you why America sucks from my perspective. And I say this internationally.

I go around the world saying America sucks, and I'm going to tell you why. We are the only country in the world other than Papua New Guinea who does not have a paid job. parental maternity leave. We do not have paid maternity leave. Nobody cares about children. They care about the GDP and the bottom line.

I go around the world saying America sucks, and I'm going to tell you why. We are the only country in the world other than Papua New Guinea who does not have a paid job. parental maternity leave. We do not have paid maternity leave. Nobody cares about children. They care about the GDP and the bottom line.

And the people who are out there talking about this stuff are economists saying, women have to work, work, work for the economy. Nobody cares about children. Because if we cared about children, our tax money would be In paid leave, not for three months, not for six months, for at least a year. In Hungary, they have three years. Slovenia, Slovakia, Estonia has three years.

And the people who are out there talking about this stuff are economists saying, women have to work, work, work for the economy. Nobody cares about children. Because if we cared about children, our tax money would be In paid leave, not for three months, not for six months, for at least a year. In Hungary, they have three years. Slovenia, Slovakia, Estonia has three years.