A secure attachment relationship with at least one healthy adult is essential for a child to
develop optimal coping abilities. Primary care providers like paediatricians and family …

Through the loving relationship that develops between infant and caregiver, the infant
acquires a positive sense of security and identity. This sense of security and identity …

This article explores child and parent risk factors that can affect the early parent–child
relationship and highlights how a relational approach can be used in pediatric primary care …

Paediatricians and healthcare professionals working with children are well placed to
observe parents and see a wide range of parenting from the exceptional to the abusive …

Attachments are unique, lasting emotional ties between infants and their parents. All infants
will develop attachments to their parents, even if the parent is harsh or abusive. The only …

The quality of children's parental attachments has profound, far-reaching implications
because immaturity means that they depend on these to progress safely towards …

The quality of parental attachments has profound, far-reaching implications. Children's
immaturity makes them dependant on these to progress safely towards independence …

The quality of children's attachments has profound and far-reaching implications, affecting
all that should be acquired through dependency. Early foundations of attachment are …

This book provides a systematic account of parental behaviour and the means of identifying
and addressing inadequate parenting. It is intended for professionals who work with children …

Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of
the familyâ€" which includes all primary caregiversâ€" are at the foundation of children's well …