Assessing attachment in adolescence: a psychometric study
of the child attachment interview.
We found 12 studies investigating infant psychopathology or developmental impairments, 6 studies comparing mother - child interactions among normal control mothers compared to mothers presenting with a mental or medical condition, and 5 studies investigating the subtypes
of child attachment styles.
Study on the Quality
of Child Attachment Narratives in a Sample of Abused Children.
Associations between attachment narratives and self - report measures of attachment in middle - childhood: extending evidence for the validity
of the Child Attachment Interview.
Trained observers completed a direct assessment
of child attachment security and an observational measure of maternal sensitivity, data on maternal depression was obtained via maternal report.
Supportiveness was measured using nine items from the trust and communication subscales of the People in My Life (PIML) scale, a self - report measure
of child attachment designed and validated for use in middle childhood (6 - 12 years)(Ridenour, Greenberg & Cook, 2006) The validation process used a sample of 10 - 12 year olds to establish that the overall PIML attachment scale was correlated as expected with other measures of children's behavioural and emotional adjustment, as reported by parents, teachers and children themselves.
Not exact matches
The straps and
attachments are easy to use and you will have no issue getting your
child in and out
of the carrier as needed
This cycle
of short term caregivers causes further emotional damage in
children who already suffer abandonment and
attachment issues.
Lacking so obvious a biological
attachment to the
child, a father may too easily think himself free
of that role, or may be uncertain
of what it means that he should be a father.
The special
attachment that characterizes the parent -
child bond serves, at its best, as a kind
of guarantee
of love — almost an analogue to divine grace.
Decades later, many psychologists and therapists now believe that the principles
of attachment theory not only help parents meet their
children's emotional needs, but they can also help adult couples connect with each other more consistently and love more fully.
For example, a
child will tend to take on the values
of the parent because
of the strong
attachment to the parent.
First, there is the process
of attachment / caregiving or complementary affectional bonding, the prototype for which is the parent -
child relationship.
The distinction between the nuclear and traditional family was also blurred in the recent report on human sexuality by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) titled Keeping Body and Soul Together: «Although many Christians in the post-World War II era have a special emotional
attachment to the nuclear family, with its employed father, mother at home, and two or more school - aged
children, that profile currently fits only 5 percent
of North American households.»
A break in one connection, such as
attachment to a stable community, puts pressure on other connections: marriage, the relationship between parents and
children, religious affiliation, a feeling
of connection with the past, even citizenship, that sense
of membership in a large community which grows best when it is grounded in membership in a small one.
Having been awakened to the wonderful awareness
of his sexuality during this period, a
child lets go
of his fantasies and his close
attachment to the opposite - sexed parent.
During the third stage (called the «oedipal phase» by Freud), a
child normally develops a sensuous
attachment to the parent
of the opposite sex.
The studies reported in Infants in Institutions» make it clear that simply providing good physical care without opportunities for strong emotional
attachments to meaningful adults permanently cripples the
child in his ability to establish relationships
of intimacy and trust.
There are many illustrations
of their nostalgic
attachment to the old ways, such as their tendency to escape into the desert for sports and physical and spiritual refreshment, the practice
of sending their
children to be reared in Bedouin encampments to protect them from the effects
of city life, and the legends
of the desert which beguile their evening hours.
Small
children have trouble with the name
of God, although they sometimes have strong
attachment to the name
of Jesus.
Full
of Love: Giving our
children a foundation for lifelong health through
attachment parenting with special guests Dr. Bill Sears and Dominique Hodgin M. Ed.c., NE
Follow along to learn more about this year's theme, and enjoy parent stories, API support group events, daily tips, the photo gallery, the AP Month Auction (Oct 18 - 31), and much more on the importance
of early secure
attachment for our
children, families, and society.
Through education, support, advocacy and research, API's principal goal is to heighten global awareness
of the profound significance
of secure
attachment — not only to invest in our
children's bright futures, but to reduce and ultimately prevent emotional and physical mistreatment
of children, addiction, crime, behavioral disorders, mental illness and other outcomes
of early unhealthy
attachment.
Based on the book Attached at the Heart, the Attached at the Heart Parenting Educator (AHPE) program is grounded in
attachment theory, informed by cutting edge research, and designed as a prevention model to help parents better understand and apply the Eight Principles
of Parenting for a
child's optimal physical and emotional development.
The mission
of Attachment Parenting International (API) is to promote parenting practices that create strong, healthy emotional bonds between
children and their parents.
Attachment Parenting incorporates the «golden rule»
of parenting; parents should treat their
children the way they would want to be treated.
But preliminary results already show powerful gap - closing effects for Educare students: If disadvantaged
children enter Educare before their first birthday, they usually are, by the first day
of kindergarten, essentially caught up with the national average on tests
of basic knowledge and language comprehension, as well as on measures
of noncognitive factors like
attachment, initiative, and self - control.
Nashville, TN — May, 2014 —
Attachment Parenting International (API), a non-profit global network
of parenting support groups with more than 70 locations around the world, announces its newest Board
of Directors member, community leader and advocate for
children and families, Margaret Feierabend.
Minimizing the number
of hours in non-parental care as much as possible provides the best opportunity for a
child to build secure
attachments with parents
«But
Attachment Parenting International supports parents in all walks of life, including mothers who are unable to breastfeed, and I was able to learn how to meet my child's attachment needs through sensitive responsiveness beyond breastfeedi
Attachment Parenting International supports parents in all walks
of life, including mothers who are unable to breastfeed, and I was able to learn how to meet my
child's
attachment needs through sensitive responsiveness beyond breastfeedi
attachment needs through sensitive responsiveness beyond breastfeeding.»
A few weeks after my trip to Queens, I visited the Stress Neurobiology and Prevention lab at the University
of Oregon in Eugene, where a team
of researchers led by Phil Fisher, a psychologist, has developed a series
of interventions with parents that in many ways parallel the ABC program, though with one major difference: They use digital video as a teaching tool to help steer parents away from behaviors that cause fear and stress in
children and toward patterns that promote
attachment and self - regulation.
I should first note that I'm writing this article from the perspective
of a mom who practices
Attachment Parenting (AP) with her
children.
In this issue
of Attached Family, we delve into temperament and how it intersects with parenting and the development
of attachment style, and we challenge the notion that every hard - to - handle
child needs a diagnosis.
All the messages about what one «ought» to do for their
children, be it breastfeeding, staying at home, enrolling in the optimal preschool,
attachment parenting, whatever, are typically only available to people with a certain amount
of social capital.
Many interventions in this category are aimed at encouraging in
children the development
of a psychological phenomenon called parental
attachment.
This is a bit
of a generalization based on
children I've known over the past few years, but it seems that
children who are over the age
of 15 — 18 months or so when the milk dries up have such an emotional
attachment to nursing that they want to continue to do it even though there's no more milk for them.
During my natural birth classes they were pretty much
attachment parenting advocates (within limits) but they showed balance by saying that sometimes after you have done everything to calm and comfort a crying baby to no avail, if it you gets to the point where you are frustrated to the point
of snapping and possibly harming the
child, it is better to put him or her down step back and possibly call for help (grandparents, trusted friends) if available.
Attachment Parenting International represents a global effort to protect the parent -
child connection and create future generations
of compassionate, healthy
children.
Our top parenting experts explain the importance
of bonding with your newborn and the different ways
of forming that unbreakable connection through
attachment parenting, baby sign language, babywearing, and empowering your
children through RIE Parenting.
The uniqueness
of the
child - father
attachment relationship: Fathers» sensitive and challenging play as a pivotal variable in a 16 - year long study.
The title
of a new book written by Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker, cofounders
of Attachment Parenting in which they discuss what they believe to be the core principles of parenting for developing a secure parent / child attachment rel
Attachment Parenting in which they discuss what they believe to be the core principles
of parenting for developing a secure parent /
child attachment rel
attachment relationship.
Suzanne at The Joyful Chaos who co-sleeps, but also says she's «not actually an advocate for co-sleeping,» drives the point home that you have to do what works best for your family in her post The Cosleeping Edition
of my
Attachment Parenting Freako - ness and sometimes that may very well differ from
child to
child.
Attachment Parenting is about loving each
of our
children as individuals with unique character traits.
Yet, adoptive parents, while thoroughly scrutinized by adopting agencies, are often given little information about their adopted
child, in terms
of family history or specific parenting skills that will help their adopted
children develop strong emotional
attachments.
I find your comment quite offensive to the millions
of wonderful, caring, responsive parents out there who are just as likely to have strong
attachments to their
children as you are despite not making the same choices as you about every detail
of their lives and parenting practices.
We know as clinicians that divorce profoundly affects and shakes the roots
of secure
attachments for both wives and husbands and
children.
If you strive to have the kind
of connection between you and your
child that brings out the best in both
of you, and work to understand your
child's needs and to help her feel her best, you are an
attachment parent.
Shiller said the
attachment parenting movement reinforces some basic areas
of child rearing, most importantly that
children need consistent, positive and responsive parenting.
Co-sleeping is part
of the
attachment parenting philosophy, a style
of parenting that emphasizes physical, emotional, and psychological closeness between parent and
child.
The heart
of attachment parenting lies in fulfilling a child's basic needs for trust, affection and empathy through a set of eight ideals * promoted by Attachment Parenting International, a Nashville, Tenn., - based org
attachment parenting lies in fulfilling a
child's basic needs for trust, affection and empathy through a set
of eight ideals * promoted by
Attachment Parenting International, a Nashville, Tenn., - based org
Attachment Parenting International, a Nashville, Tenn., - based organization.