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Attachment and Your Child

Attachment and Your Child

photo by: David Terrazas

Infants have an instinctual need to identify adults in their life as safe, supportive figures. Being a socially responsive, available, and protective parent when your child is young can help to create a bond that lasts a lifetime. Read on to learn more about the theory of attachment and how it applies to building a connected family.

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Understanding Attachment in Young Children

Why do babies cry when their mother leaves the room? Why do young children seek out a parent for a hug when they get ...

Source: North Dakota State University Extension Service
Healing the Hurt of Separation

Children thrive on connection with their parents. Their need for a sense of connection is strong and constant through ...

Source: Hand in Hand
Separation Anxiety

Unfortunately, teary and tantrum-filled goodbyes are a very common part of a child's earliest years. Around the first ...

Source: The Nemours Foundation
Separating from Infants and Toddlers

Separating from our loved ones is a lifelong process. If you think of separation in the broadest terms, it begins at ...

Source: Bananas Inc.

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Child Care and Attachment

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Trust-Building: Babies to Teens

Source: St. Louis Children's Hospital
Observation Guidelines: Assessing Young Children's Attachment Security

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
The Importance of Early Attachments

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Temperament and Attachment

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Bowlby's Sequence for the Development of Attachment

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
How Does Attachment Affect Behavior?

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
How Caregiver and Parent Roles Differ

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Are You a Helicopter Parent?

Source: Education.com
You and Your Child: Forming Attachments

Source: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

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