Similarities to Mayan Culture The way Dolores took care of her children is very similar to the way the Mayan mothes took care of their infants. Dolores along with the father of her children …show more content…
Many Mayan mothers felt pity for the U.S. babies that slept alone but Dolores did not view this in a negative way (Morelli, 1992). Due to economic reasons, Dolores did not have the option to allow her infants to sleep in a separate room but she still preferred not to buy a baby crib. She states that a baby crib is a waste of money because there is no problem for the infant to sleep with her on her bed. So Dolores strongly preferred for her children to sleep with her because she felt comfortable and secure because she knew that her children would be safe. Dolores also believed that by the child sleeping with their mother it could enforce a secure attachment as well as spending more quality