Mary Ainsworth

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…

Have you ever wondered how animals imprint? Animal Imprinting is a very common thing. We don’t even notice it happening sometimes. So how do animals imprint and what/who do they imprint on? Animal imprinting Animals typically imprint when they are a newborn or are very young. They will establish a behavioral pattern of recognition and attraction towards others. There are numerous types of imprinting. Such as, filial imprinting. Filial imprinting is when offspring imprint on their parents.…

The first theory that has influenced my parenting style is Erickson’s theory of psychosocial development. This theory emphasizes the major psychosocial challenges that are important at a specific time in life. For example, I have learned that a baby must develop a sense of security with in the first 18-months of life, and then develop a balance of independence by the time he reaches 3 years old. I have applied this theory while raising Sebastian, because I want him to have a healthy…

Another example of our genes setting us up for social interactions is our eye sight ability. A new born child can only see about eight to thirteen inches. Many researchers have concluded that this is a biology preparing us for our social world, because 8 to 13 inches is about the length of where the new born usually breast feeds. It has also been found that newborns prefer looking at areas of high contrast such as the eyes. (Dunlea, Lecture 4/06/2017, Infant’s Biological Preparedness for Social…

Attachment and development Attachment can be dissented into two main categories; secure and insecure. Insecure attachment can further be spilt into different types; insecure-avoidant, insecure-ambivalent and insecure-disorganised. The relationship between an infant and their primary caregiver is fundamental for future relationships of the child. The child will use their first relationship as a template to apply to future relationship experiences. Gearity (2005), proposed the idea that infants…

The purpose of this experiment is to show the effects of how children react to different scenarios. It consists of three people, a mother, her baby, and a stranger. The experimenter wants to see the different ways the baby will act when the mother and stranger either enter or leave the room. The reason this is important to the reader is that it informs them of the baby’s different reactions. As the experiment goes on, the baby’s reactions continue to evolve. The method is called “Strange…

In the article, Family Routine Moderates the Relation Between Child Impulsivity and Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms, Lanza and Drabick did a study about the relation between a child with ODD and the family's involvement. The purpose of their study was to examine whether child-reported family routine moderated the relationship between child impulsivity and ODD symptoms among low-income, urban, ethnic-minority girls, and boys. In this study, it is expected that children with higher levels…

the attachment amongst the child and their primary caregiver. As Bowlby states it is essential that children develop an attachment within their first year, this then enables for attachments in later life (McLeod, 2007). On the other hand, although Ainsworth provided evidence of Bowlby’s theory her experiment shows attachment in more depth. Evidence shows three main styles of attachment, two of which would be the result of neglect. The Insecure ambivalent attachment is when the child receives…

It is important to look at all avenues of child caregiver scenarios. A study done by Hy Huynh of Clemenson University peaks interest into the institution as the caregiver. Institutional care is an option to millions of children for which they are responsible for as the number of youth without a parental caregiver continues to increase in countries where resources are lacking (Huynh, 2014). Substandard care can hinder a child’s development creating developmental delays, attachment disorders,…

For this observation assignment I attended Horseshoe Trails Elementary School in Cave Creek, where I observed a boy in second grade. To keep the confidentiality of the child, I will refer to him as Colin. Colin is a Caucasian 8-year-old male, who lives with his older sister and both parents in Cave Creek. His teacher, Ms. Sunshine, informed me he is a bright child who performs above average in all of his core subjects. She reported he has several friends in class and has started to take an…