To date, there has been
limited attachment research examining how the differential roles played by the mother and father may impact on individual differences in attachment mental representations [22].
Not exact matches
Classes include but are not
limited to: * Topics spanning baby's first year * The Happy Sleeper approach *
Research based information * Mindful Parenting * Feeding, language,
attachment, etc. * Adjustment to parenthood * New friends and your village * Songs, music, fun
NOTE: Eligible courses include but are not
limited to the 2007, 2009 and 2011 Meaningful Child Participation in Family Justice Processes courses presented by IICRD and CLEBC, and may cover such topics as: effects of separation and divorce on parents and children; communication skill development of children; family dynamics; adult and child dynamics; parent and child bonding and
attachment theory; child development; empirical
research on developmental needs, children's ages, gender systems and structural family theory; opinions and effects of parenting arrangements; ethno ‐ cultural family dynamics; family violence, power imbalance, and control issues; alcohol and substance abuse issues.
Research indicates that depressed mothers, especially when their depression is chronic, are less sensitive with their infants and toddlers, play with and talk to their children less, and provide less supportive and age - appropriate
limit setting and discipline than non-depressed mothers.4, 8,9 When mothers report more chronic depressive symptoms, their children are more likely to evidence insecure
attachment relationships with them, show less advanced language and cognitive development, be less cooperative, and have more difficulty controlling anger and aggression.8, 9 Lower levels of maternal sensitivity and engagement explain some of these findings.
However,
research examining the effects of activating
attachment security on
attachment - related and emotional information is
limited.
Finally, the present paradigm was
limited in terms of its graphical involvement and immersive nature in comparison to some other
research on
attachment behaviors in the virtual world (e.g., Yee & Bailenson, 2007).