Attachment in children

This can affect the speech and language development of the child, educational attainments and impact on the health and wellbeing of the child in later years. It can have significant effect on relationship and attachment of a child. This is reiterated by Howe (2011) that, poor emotional attachment of a parent can have significant impact on a child and can affect parent-child relationship and a child’s…

It showed that 1 in 10 grandparents will be the primary caregiver for at least 6 months (Williams, 2011). 5 % of all children are living in grandparent headed households (Williams, 2011). 39% of these grandparents have cared for their grandchild for five or more years (Williams, 2011). The reasoning for a grandparent to take the role of primary caregiver is…

This article talks about attachment theory and how it can be culturally different. Attachment theory is an emotional bond (can be long term or short term) that connects one person to another. For example, children seek for attachment when they need protection or love. In this article, the author wants to show how families that comes from another culture, tradition and country develop and achieve appropriate attachment sensitivity based on social and cultural context. Also how does it affect a…

parents. The social relationship a child has with his or her parents directly correlates with the relationships and social behavior the child will have throughout life. As a result, the attachment a child has with his or her parents is essential to his or her social development. “Parental attitude toward their children have a strong impact on the child sense…

Another action step for Antonio is to empower him in creating an environment for his schedule that is promoting healthy growth and development. First the social worker and Antonio will attempt to include a schedule in which his three children can follow. A schedule specific the children’s time of sleep, their feeding times, times in which they will participate in activities practicing fine motor and gross skills along with speech development. This is not a strict time-sensitive schedule but a…

138). IV. Based on the definition of “attachment” in the book “Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment,” children form close bonds with a relative. So in order for a social worker to have an effective professional relationship with a child, him or her would have to apply engagement skills to gain their trust. Remember, the child sees the social worker as a “stranger” and someone who might be out to inflict hurt. V. Consequently, “attachment theory” is seen as a developing…

Bandura's social learning theory is based on role modelling. "Children pay attention to some of these people and encode their behavior. At a later time they may imitate the behavior they have observed. They may do this regardless of whether the behavior is ‘gender appropriate’ or not, but there are a number of processes that make it more likely that a child will reproduce the behavior that its society deems appropriate for its sex." (http://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.html, accessed 14th…

1.1 Summarise theories of attachment The term attachment is widely used by psychologists studying children’s early relationships. An attachment can be thought of as a unique emotional tie between a child and another person usually an adult or a special toy or blanket. Research has repeatedly shown that the quality of these ties or attachments will shape a child’s ability to form other relationships later in life. Attachment theories have shaped practice in day-to-day child care and education but…

During the stage of infancy is when the attachment process occurs. According to (CITATION) attachment serves four main purposes: “providing a sense of security, regulating affect and arousal, promoting the expression of feelings and communication, and serving as a base for exploration.” (CITATION). Attachment theory asserts that there are four types of attachment styles that the child can develop during the attachment phase: secure, insecure-avoidant, insecure-ambivalent, and insecure-…

Treatment Goals Treatment goals to be used are based on the Attachment theory. The purpose of the treatment is to assist Ben and Katie to construct a secure base. The first step in the therapy process is to work on the triangulation relationship they have with their children. It is important to create appropriate boundaries (not too enmeshed or not too rigid). Besides, another area that is needed to be worked is the hierarchy for each family member. During the second phase of treatment, Ben…