Psychosocial Development In Infants

Psychosocial development in infants and children develop when they are born. When we were kids, we would always get so happy when hearing a familiar voice, it made us feel safe. When only a few months old, babies form bonds with their caregivers. Babies get very attached to those individuals who feed them, and give them the warmth they need. It would be incorrect to say that the babies only form a bond with their mother’s, because babies form a bond with those who they are constantly with and give them warmth, food and are constantly by their side. By the eighth month babies are able to tell who’s a stranger and who’s not because of familiarity. If a baby sees someone that is unfamiliar they will cry because they know that they are with someone who they have never been with before(187). …show more content…
Infants can either have a secure attachment or an insecure attachment. Those infants with secure attachments have parents who always give them the attention they need and are responsive at all times. Infants then only feel comfortable when they have their parents there but will panic when they no longer see their parents (189). Infants show insecure attachment when their parents only give them attention when they want to and ignore them most of the time. These infants will cry when they don’t find their caregivers around. Some infants won’t mind at all and will not show any emotions when their caregivers are there or not there (189). The infants that show insecure attachment don’t really trust their surroundings. These infants haven’t really been given the support they need to trust the environment in which they are exposed