05-03-2014, 02:43 PM
When you look into their eyes there is a whole depth there. They don't speak, but they do communicate. I have had some beautiful moments with our Toronto Gorillas. I saw a mom kiss her baby's toes. It is so like something I would have done. 
If we want to know how to raise our children to be well and happy, perhaps we should watch Gorilla moms. They hold their babies and keep them close all the time for the first months. I am sure the babies can hear mom's heart beat and feel comforted all the time at first. No Gorilla mom ever put her baby in a crib and left it alone. No newborn Gorilla ever woke up alone. Maybe that is what newborns need. When I watch a Gorilla mom it makes me think.
If we want to know how to raise our children to be well and happy, perhaps we should watch Gorilla moms. They hold their babies and keep them close all the time for the first months. I am sure the babies can hear mom's heart beat and feel comforted all the time at first. No Gorilla mom ever put her baby in a crib and left it alone. No newborn Gorilla ever woke up alone. Maybe that is what newborns need. When I watch a Gorilla mom it makes me think.
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Catherine
