Messages to send include Dozier, et al. Provide concrete supports. Overwhelmed caregivers have difficulty focusing on the needs of children and are not as effective at reading and responding to cues. Providing concrete supports and resources that help caregivers manage stress allows them to focus on their children's needs.
In addition, young and inexperienced parents may need to build their knowledge of parenting and child development. Although parenting programs can help with this, they are not all alike. Look for programs, such as the Incredible Years, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, and Circle of Parents, that have a specific focus on cultivating skills that build attachment Wittamer, References for this and other articles in this issue.
Benefits of Secure Attachment Secure attachment has been linked to many positive child outcomes, including: Brain Development. Here's how: Educate. It causes stress for the infant if the carer misreads the cues and becomes either too intrusive or too withdrawn, i.
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You may also be interested in The limits of family influence: genes, experience, and behavior. Harris JR. The nurture assumption: Why children turn out the way they do. Plomin R. How our DNA makes us who we are. London: Penguin Books; Ricciuti AE. Child-mother attachment: A twin study. Dissertation Abstracts International ; University Microfilms No. A twin study of attachment in preschool children.
Child Development ;72 5 The importance of shared environment in mother-infant attachment security: A behavioral genetic study. Child Development ;74 6 Genetic and environmental influences on a measure of infant attachment security. Twin Research ;3 4 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Adolescent Attachment. Attachment, Parenting, and Genetics. Handbook of Attachment , 3rd ed. Less is more: Meta-analyses of sensitivity and attachment interventions in early childhood.
Psychological Bulletin ; 2 Narrowing the transmission gap: A synthesis of three decades of research on intergenerational transmission of attachment. Psychological Bulletin ; 4 Children and young people with attachment difficulties may not display these characteristics and it may be harder for them to: Gain the confidence and the self-motivation that comes from exploring the world from a safe base.
Achieve appropriate developmental milestones. Reach their academic and intellectual potential. Develop good relationships with peers and school staff often displaying a lack of empathy. Cope with stress, frustration and anxiety. Concentrate and be able to plan ahead. These sessions aim to help staff better understand how children develop emotionally and the importance of attachment. Parents' context: attachment and parenting sensitivity Introducing child development Attachment and human development.
Top tips Talk to children and young people about emotions They may be aware of feelings but may not be able to express them. Build a better understanding Communicating will help build a better understanding of the child or young person, and the challenges they have in relation to thought, emotions and behaviour.
What schools and further education settings can do.
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