Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters | Erica Komisar | EP 100

This episode was recorded on Jan 30th, 2024. Erica Komisar is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, and parent guidance expert who has been in private practice in New York City for over 30 years. A graduate of Georgetown and Columbia Universities and The New York Freudian Society, Ms. Komisar is a psychological consultant bringing parenting workshops to clinics, schools, corporations, and childcare settings. She is a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The New York Daily News. She is also a Contributing Editor to The Institute for Family Studies and appears regularly on Fox and Friends and Fox 5 News. Erica is the author of Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters and Chicken Little the Sky Isn't Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety. Find more from Erica: Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters: https://www.amazon.com/Being-There-Prioritizing-Motherhood-Matters/dp/0143109294/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509479701&sr=8-1&keywords=Erica+Komisar Chicken Little The Sky Isn't Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety: https://www.ericakomisar.com/chicken-little Connect with me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tammy.m.peterson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TammyPetersonPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tammypetersonpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tammy1Peterson Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TammyPetersonPodcast — Chapters — 00:00 - Coming Up 01:19 - Introduction: The Instincts of Mothers and Societal Expectations 04:36 - Meeting at the Arc and Podcasting Experience 08:18 - Erica's Background and the Importance of Early Mother-Child Bonding 13:15 - The Critical Role of Mothers in Child Development 19:02 - Alternatives to Maternal Presence: Kinship Bonds and Caregivers 23:36 - Daycare and Its Impact on Child Stress Levels 29:13 - The Historical Shift in Motherhood and Feminist Narratives 33:42 - Generational Trauma and the Importance of Oxytocin 40:00 - Adolescence: A Second Chance for Brain Development 46:17 - Balancing Work and Motherhood: The Role of Part-Time Work 50:09 - The Challenges of Single Motherhood and Societal Support 56:18 - The Importance of Community and Extended Family in Child Rearing 01:02:45 - The Role of Fathers and the Impact of Single-Parent Families 01:07:00 - Closing Remarks and Further Reading Recommendations