Be goofy, smile at your baby: Protection begins with connection, pediatrician says
Forbes: Andrew Garner, clinical professor of pediatrics, explained the importance of protecting children from toxic stress and how an early connection between a baby and its parents can combat future adverse behavior. “If the parents are in survival mood, if they’re depressed and not smiling back, that child learns the only attention is by screaming, so it’s going to scream all the time,” he said.