Attachment Theory

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Attachment theory has become a prominent theory for explaining and predicting parents child bonding patterns . This theory was first developed by a known British psychoanalyst Bowlby the year 1990 when he was trying to know the degree of distress experienced by infants who had been separated from their parents . In his findings he realized that infants who are separated would spend long hours crying , clinging either to prevent separation from their parents or to reestablish access to

the missing parents . The key issue in the attachment theory is that mothers who are always with their children and provides to their needs normally establish a sense of security (Mercer , 2006 . From the normal definition the term attachment simply means an emotional bond that links two people . According to Bowlby (1969 , earliest bonds formed by children with their caregivers or parents have a strong effect that can be seen through their stages of development . The issue of attachment also is proved to keep infants close to their mothers therefore improving the chances of survival up to later stages of development

There are two characteristics of attachment . One is that children who are given security during infancy period develop less distress and depression when separated from their caregivers . Even if the caregivers leave them during later stages of development , they will feel assured that the caregivers will return (Bowlby , 1969 . The other characteristic of attachment is that children who are secured will tend to seek comfort from their parents and caregivers when frightened . Such children normally develop a notion that their caregivers or parents will provide for their needs anytime they may need help

Introduction

I will begin the discussion by saying that a happy is a family that stays together regardless of social economic status . Parents are regarded as key people who are concerned with improving the lives of their children . They will affect the growth and development of their children from childhood , adolescent up to adulthood . A lot of research has been carried on the s of parent child connectedness with an aim of improving the lives of children . This will discuss issues that are related to attachment theory especially on explaining the parent child bonding issues . Among the issues that will be discussed include communication , monitoring , cohesion , warmth and caring , attachment and bonding and Autonomy granting . Studying these components provides a strong foundation for understanding the parent child-bonding pattern Problems with attachment are discussed in this in to come up with the way forward to protect children and ensure they live a happy life . The discussion ends with highlighting on intervention measures on preventing deviant behavior . In the conclusion there is an overview of the theory where all that is discussed are summarized

The attachment Theory

The concept of attachment theory explains that infants are part of the society and are unable to care for themselves . This group needs some care and security from their parents or...