Our most developmentally important relationships begin in our formative years and come from our teachers, mentors, friends, and our parents or parental figures. How we connect with others is, in some ...

In the field of psychology, attachment theory proposes that interpersonal experiences early in life should shape how people think, feel and behave in their close relationships in adulthood.

RAD is a rare condition in which children fail to form healthy relationships with their caregivers. Natalia said in "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" that she felt her diagnosis was "understandable.

Some have described it as living in a war zone. Other parents and relatives have said it’s terrifying and exhausting. Families are always on edge. They wait for outbursts of rage and even extreme ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

A new study in eNeuro by Arie Kaffman and colleagues at Yale University School of Medicine investigates whether similar effects occur in mouse pups exposed to early life stress. Their findings open ...