New research on #kids and #attachment: There’s been a long-standing notion held by many psychologists that early attachment behaviors are mainly determined by a child’s temperament.
No: Even children with characteristics of a difficult temperament can benefit from the advantages that come from multiple secure attachments.
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‘Difficult’ children are only slightly more likely to have insecure attachments with parents
The quality of a child’s attachments to caregivers influences healthy development. And most kids with difficult temperaments do form secure attachments with their parents.The Conversation
Ken 🌎 🇺🇦 :verified_flashing:
in reply to The Conversation U.S. • • •Thanks. I hadn't read anything on child psychology for a while.
I see the field is as rote and medieval as ever, that is, among other things, "precocious" seems to have been set aside in favor of the more narcissistic "difficult".
And whoever dreamed up the notion that one of parents' highest callings is to "comfort" the child is a drug addict.
I should stop...
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