“The best way of thinking of an attachment in my view, is to see it as the outcome of an interaction between two people, each of whom contributes to the quality of the relationship. Most parents can promote a secure relationship with a calm, pleasant, patient baby. Only particularly sensitive and patient parents can promote a secure attachment to a difficult baby.” PeopleThinkingWayTwoParentDifficultViewsQualityBabyPatientCalmBest WaySecureSensitiveOutcomesPleasantAttachmentInteractionWay Of ThinkingBonding Author:Sandra Scarr
“Fortunately for common sense, psychological research has shown that babies with more than one attachment are less distressed whenmother leaves to go to work. They are more content and playful in the presence of other adults, meaning that they feel secure with people other than Mother.” PeopleFeelsMotherCommonBabyResearchAdultsSeparationCommon SensePsychologicalSecureAttachmentBondingPsychological Research Author:Sandra Scarr
“Attachment parenting is this theory that if you wear your baby around and you sleep with your baby and you breast-feed for a long time, the baby will be more attached to you.” IfsLongSleepTheoryBabyLong TimeBreastsAttachmentAttachment Parenting Author:Sarah Ruhl
“Instead of just saying, "I love my baby and I pick him up because he's adorable and it's so nice to cuddle with him," we practice attachment parenting. We let our children play outside and have age-appropriate freedoms and are labeled free-range parents.” ChildrenPlayAgeParentPracticeNiceBabyPicksOur ChildrenRangeAppropriateAttachmentAdorableMy BabyJust SayingChildren PlayingAttachment ParentingI Love My BabyLove My Baby Author:Alison Gopnik