Attachment in children

Forming a bond of attachment with an infant can be fairly easy, but it can also take more time than expected. It’s naturally known that a baby must be fed, bathed, and taken care of, but forming a bond is a bit more intimate. A bond is a biological connection between the caregiver and infant, it makes the baby have a sense that they are safe and well cared for. Study shows that infants are fonder of caregivers who satisfy their needs for nourishment. This bond is referred to as attachment.…

Brief Overview of Adult Attachment Theory and Research, written by R. Chris Fraley, discusses research findings and theoretical ideas on the topic of adult attachment theory. He provides insight on previously developed findings related to this topic, and the behavioral and emotional patterns that transfer into his understandings on adult attachment. Past and current studies suggest that attachment behaviors are exhibited when separation occurs between a primary attachment figure, or caregiver,…

A research study carried out by Shaffer and Emerson (1964) discovered the sequence of baby’s attachment development. The study used 60 babies, the babies were studied from their homes in order to identify the development of attachment with their mothers or care givers in their first years. The researcher visited the babies’ houses once a month during a period of one year. They observed the interaction between the mother and their babies as well as they interviewed the mothers to be able to…

Introduction As children grow up, their behaviors and/or actions are mostly determined by the different types of child rearing strategies their parents established, whether that be authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, or uninvolved styles. Each of these types of child rearing styles can affect the child's attachment once older. Hopefully, with this paper I can explain how each child rearing style of my choosing affects a child's attachment and their ability to cope with themselves as well…

when they’ve covered all the common reasons children cry like being wet, hungry, or tired. So, the only other option they feel like they have is to let the child cry it out. However, there are other options that can be used when faced with a situation like this. Behaviorism, the Psychoanalytic Theory, and the Attachment Theory provide different…

______________________FAMILY VIOLENCE AND ATTACHMENT Introduction The concept of attachment is a paramount aspect of parent–child interaction. It plays a significant role in determining the best interests of children of separation and divorce. This essay will critically analyse the social sciences and debates on the attachment theory and overnight care of young children where violence is present and whether the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) appropriately addresses the issues when applied.…

Bowlby's theory of attachment is relevant to transitions as it identifies the effects of separation on a child however Bowlby's theory is out dated in the fact that his research was carried out after the second world war and in an age where mothers didn’t go out to work. Also Bowlby stated that the child can form an attachment with one main carer this has proven to be incorrect because Schaffer and Emerson found that children can have multiple attachments by carrying out research on children.…

Through attachment, a child has the ability to advance his or her cognitive skills created by relationship bonding between the child and caregiver. According to Sigelman & Rider, attachment “is a strong affectional tie that binds a person to an intimate companion (Sigelman & Rider, 2009). John Bowlby (1969), developer of attachment theory, believed that children who formed a continuing socio-emotional bond with an adult is more likely to survive in the world that he or she lives in. Attachment…

Attachment is known as a deep social-emotional bond established between a child and his or her primary caretaker, such as a mother, father, or grandparent (Kail, 2012, p 331). The process of attachment development starts from birth to six to eight weeks as an infant and is known as preattachment. This is where the infant can recognize their mother from smell and sound. This is the first step in forming an attachment by the infants’ behaviors and their responses they evoke in adults create an…

and the people that care for them is attachment. According to (John) Bowlby, children who form an attachment to an adult- that is, an enduring socioemotional relationship- are more likely to survive (Kail and Cavanaugh, 2013). Infants and caregivers tend to have an attachment by the infant’s age of 8-9 months. Attachment takes on many forms, and influences from the environment help to determine its quality. Mary Ainsworth is a researcher that studies attachment. She performed a study based on…