Caregiver infant interactions
,Attachment
● Emotional bond between 2 people
● 2 way process that endures over time
● It leads to certain behaviours such as clinging and proximity seeking
● Serves the function of protecting an infant
,Caregiver
● Any person who is providing care for a child, such as a parent, grandparent,
sibling etc.
, Reciprocity
● Responding to the action of another with a similar action, where the actions of
one partner elicit a response from the other partner
- E.g. a smile, a greeting followed by another person’s contribution
● Responses are not necessarily similar as in interactional synchrony
,Attachment
● Emotional bond between 2 people
● 2 way process that endures over time
● It leads to certain behaviours such as clinging and proximity seeking
● Serves the function of protecting an infant
,Caregiver
● Any person who is providing care for a child, such as a parent, grandparent,
sibling etc.
, Reciprocity
● Responding to the action of another with a similar action, where the actions of
one partner elicit a response from the other partner
- E.g. a smile, a greeting followed by another person’s contribution
● Responses are not necessarily similar as in interactional synchrony
