and how that impacts the infant’s development of trust, resilience, and confidence as they grow up. A secure attachment bond that meets a child’s need for security, calm, and understanding ...

When the quality of co-parenting was high, mothers displayed higher quality parenting and infants had a secure attachment ...

The researchers also measured infants' attachment at 12 months, based primarily on the babies' behavior when observed with their mothers. Securely attached infants were able to turn toward mom ...

These infants Ainsworth dubbed “securely” attached, playing on the idea that they seemed to use their caregivers as a secure base from which to explore their surroundings. Other infants ...

In humans, 65 percent of infants are securely attached to their caregiver. "Domestic cats mirrored this very closely," Vitale says. In fact, they classified about 65 percent of both cats and ...

However, it’s less common to hear about secure attachment ... He developed attachment theory to explain the bond between ...

Infants and children generally need to form a close bond with their parent or caregiver. The repeated rejection of attempts to form this secure attachment may result in a child learning to ...

Infant Mental Health Journal, 12(3), 201-218. Oppenheim, David & Koren-Karie, Nina & Dolev, Smadar & Yirmiya, Nurit. (2008). Secure Attachment in Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder ...