Eye level contact is critical particularly for dads. Your baby sees mother’s at different heights and angles as fathers. When you get down on the floor your baby is grounded and is seeing eye level. When you pick them up to hug or play they are not grounded so their sense of security and safety is different. Thy are learning as the brain adjusts these different POVs.
Fathers: Get Down on Your Knees and Play
Eye level contact is critical particularly for dads. Your baby sees mother’s at different heights and angles as fathers. When you get down on the floor your baby is grounded and is seeing eye level. When you pick them up to hug or play they are not grounded so their sense of security and safety is different. Thy are learning as the brain adjusts these different POVs.