Attachment
Introduction to attachment
Attachment- A close two-way emotional bond between two individuals in which each individual sees
the other as essential for their own emotional security
Caregiver infant interactions
Reciprocity-
Occurs from about 3 months
They pay close attention to each other’s verbal signals and facial expressions
When each person responds to the other and elicits a response from them
Both infant and caregiver initiate interactions and take turns to do this
Interactional synchrony-
When the caregiver and infant carry out the same actions simultaneously, they mirror one
another
This is particularly important for the development and quality of attachments between an
infant and caregiver
Meltzoff and Moore
Babies exposed to 3 facial gesture and babies’ response was recorded
Independent observer asked to note all instances of tongue protrusion
Found that the babies did imitate both facial expressions and manual gestures
Attachment figures
Parent-infant attachment
The role of the father
Fathers as primary carers
Introduction to attachment
Attachment- A close two-way emotional bond between two individuals in which each individual sees
the other as essential for their own emotional security
Caregiver infant interactions
Reciprocity-
Occurs from about 3 months
They pay close attention to each other’s verbal signals and facial expressions
When each person responds to the other and elicits a response from them
Both infant and caregiver initiate interactions and take turns to do this
Interactional synchrony-
When the caregiver and infant carry out the same actions simultaneously, they mirror one
another
This is particularly important for the development and quality of attachments between an
infant and caregiver
Meltzoff and Moore
Babies exposed to 3 facial gesture and babies’ response was recorded
Independent observer asked to note all instances of tongue protrusion
Found that the babies did imitate both facial expressions and manual gestures
Attachment figures
Parent-infant attachment
The role of the father
Fathers as primary carers
