What really matters in caring for babies may be different than commonly thought, says Lehigh University researcher Susan S. Woodhouse, an expert on infant attachment. In new research, she finds that ...

Researchers are one step closer to understanding how infants become securely attached to their parents. Researchers have shown how parents' level of sensitivity is an important predictor of ...

A preschooler waits for his mother’s reassuring smile before joining other children on the jungle gym. A one-year-old calms instantly when her dad lifts her onto his lap, even though he’s talking on ...

New research led by the University of Kent has found that there is no link between bed sharing, infant-mother attachment, and infant behavioural outcomes. Contrary to previous beliefs that bed sharing ...

The relationships we form as adults often echo those we had with our parents. According to attachment theory – one of the most influential frameworks in contemporary psychology – this is no ...

New research has found that there is no link between bed sharing, infant-mother attachment, and infant behavioral outcomes. New research led by the University of Kent has found that there is no link ...