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Parents don't make mistakes because they don't care, but because they care so deeply.

T. Berry Brazelton

Let's not allow mental illness to be further stigmatized by events like the Newtown tragedy, nor to distract us from the solutions that are closer at hand. It's a lot faster, easier, and cheaper to reduce the number of assault weapons in circulation than it is to identify, treat and contain the very small subgroup of people with mental illness who present a homicide risk. We need to do both, of course, but gun safety will make the difference sooner.

T. Berry Brazelton

Attachment to a baby is a long-term process, not a single, magical moment. The opportunity for bonding at birth may be compared to falling in love - staying in love takes longer and demands more work.

T. Berry Brazelton

All adults who care about a baby will naturally be in competition for that baby.... Each adult wishes that he or she could do each job a bit more skillfully for the infant or small child than the other.

T. Berry Brazelton

T. Berry Brazelton

T. Berry Brazelton

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Born: May 10, 1918

Died: March 13, 2018 (aged 99)

Bio: Thomas Berry Brazelton was a noted pediatrician and author in the United States. Major hospitals throughout the world use the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

Known for:

Touchpoints-Birth to Three (1992)
Sleep: The Brazelton Way (2003)
Discipline: The Brazelton Way (2003)

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