Attachment

Caregivers and babies communicate through two patterns of behaviour. Each takes turns responding to the other (reciproci

Attachment

Attachment

Schaffer identified four stages that babies pass through as they form emotional bonds with caregivers. Each stage brings

Attachment

Attachment

Babies form emotional bonds with several caregivers, not just one. Fathers can play a distinct role in a child's develop

Attachment

Attachment

Lorenz and Harlow used animals to study how young creatures form close bonds. Their findings helped psychologists unders

Attachment

Attachment

Two theories explain why babies form attachments. Learning theory says babies attach to whoever feeds them. Bowlby's mon

Attachment

Attachment

Bowlby argued that babies must form an attachment within a fixed time window. That early bond then creates a mental temp

Attachment

Attachment

Mary Ainsworth designed a controlled observation called the Strange Situation. It measures the strength and type of atta

Attachment

Attachment

Psychologists classify the bond between a child and their caregiver into three types. Each type describes how the child

Attachment

Attachment

Researchers have tested attachment types across many countries. They find secure attachment is most common everywhere, b

Attachment

Attachment

Bowlby argued that separating a child from their main caregiver during early childhood causes permanent damage to the ch

Attachment

Attachment

Studies of Romanian orphans show how growing up in a care institution, without a consistent caregiver, causes lasting da

Attachment

Attachment

Your first attachment relationship acts as a mental template. It shapes how you behave in friendships, romantic relation

Attachment