Attachment psychology teaches that a rapid, loving response to a baby’s cries is the very foundation of strong family values. When your arms cuddle your baby, or warm milk satisfies him, you’re telling him, “Don’t worry. I’ll always be there when you need me.” This builds your baby’s trust and becomes the solid basis for deep friendships and succes

There is a significant amount of evidence that if a secure attachment is created in these early months and is not interrupted (by loss, by separations that are too much for the child, or by a loss of attunement), it will tend to be consistent throughout childhood.

Children with this style show both a heightened need for closeness and an angry, rejecting quality. In the Strange Situation, a much-used research design, these children as one-year-olds are extremely distressed at being left by Mother but have a difficult time accepting her ministrations when she tries to patch things up.…

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