Attachment styles in children can be powerful indicators of how they interact with others, especially caregivers. Does a child only show interest in an adult when they are hungry? When scared or ...

Like it or not, our childhood has to do with how we parent. In fact, attachment research has shown that our attachment style with our own parents is the biggest predictor of the attachment style we’ll ...

Most parents form tight bonds with their children from the moment they're born, but some styles of parenting foster that closeness more than others. Attachment parenting, for example, encourages ...

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From fear of vulnerability to an overwhelming need for reassurance, our attachment styles often stem from the ways we were cared for as children. Understanding these patterns, where they come from and ...

Do you have a friend who gets unusually emotional when you don’t text back quickly enough? Perhaps you’re the friend who’s ready to end a friendship when someone is ‘moving funny’ without stopping to ...

A few years ago, a friend of mine brought me her copy of the book "Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - And Keep - Love." "You can keep it," she said, ...

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