Ep.24 - Erica Komisar on The Science of Why Babysitting Breaks Your Baby

Critics wanted research. Erica Komisar brought receipts. In her return to Dr. Johann D'Souza's show, she systematically dismantles modern parenting myths with hard science.

The bombshell: we're marsupials pretending to be independent mammals, abandoning our neurologically incomplete infants to strangers while calling it "progress."

From attachment research proving 12-month security predicts mental health decades later, to studies showing fathers literally can't hear crying babies while mothers wake instantly, Komisar exposes how three generations of cultural programming have damaged our most basic instincts. She reserves special criticism for the Ferber method, explaining how "cry it out" creates pathological defenses that manifest as mental illness later.

Most powerful is her hope: young mothers increasingly reject their own mothers' advice to prioritize careers, trusting ancient instincts over modern lies. The science validates what they feel in their bones.

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