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Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development Attachment theories and their affects on children

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Attachment theory in psychology states that the type of bond a baby forms with its primary caregiver (usually, but not always, the mother) will have an impact on how the baby copes with relationships for the rest of its life. Attachments form between the ages of six months and two years, and the type of attachment that is formed will dictate how a baby develops socially and emotionally. This concept of attachment was first introduced in the 1960's by John Bowlby, a British psychiatrist, who was the first theorist to suggest that the lack of an early secure relationship with a primary caregi...

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