It would seem logical, then, to think that the babies of mothers who practice attachment parenting would not need attachment objects. (breastfeedingtoday-llli.org)
In cultures where families sleep together at night, and children spend much of their days with their mother, a low incidence of attachment objects is reported, but about 70 % of children in the Western world are thought to have a special toy. (breastfeedingtoday-llli.org)
Anxious about the threatened loss of their attachment figure, children may provide support to bolster their parent and preserve the important attachment object. (academic.oup.com)