Relações entre cuidadoras e bebês: como criar vínculos e proporcionar afeto dentro dos berçários

Abstract

Nowadays, it is known that many babies are left in daycare centers and nurseries too early, sometimes even before six months old. Therefore, it is considered essential that caregivers who are responsible for these babies are ready to give the best possible care, so that they are as satisfactory for the baby in the same way maternal care is. The objective of this article is to explore the theme of affection within psychoanalysis, passing through the theories of Bowlby (Golse, 1998), Freud (1915) and Winnicott (1975; 1997; 2006) and relating them to the nurseries' care. The main question is: how does such a small baby form bonds and develop affections and attachments if they spend much of their days in the care of someone else who isn't their moms, people who are usually unknown? The article is also based on Pikler ideas (Falk, 2011; France, 2010) and in its proposal for the way caregivers should act towards small children. Concluding, it is noted that the way such bonds are formed, especially if based on affective relations, contribute positively for the baby’s constitution as a subject and for the formation of his personality.