RAISING THE BEST POSSIBLE CHILD – INTRODUCING ATTACHMENT PARENTING THEORY

The Study of Love – Introducing Attachment Theory When a baby cries, that is an attachment behaviour. When a parent has a pattern of responding to that cry, the baby knows that he is safe. But when a parent has a pattern of responding differently, such as not coming, or coming inconsistently, then the baby knows that his survival may be on the line. It is at this point that a baby knows he must either increase or change the signal to get help. You can see that the way in which the parent responds to their baby will create...