Can AI-human connections ever meet the psychological criteria of attachment – the relationships that hold people’s lives together?
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It’s a sentence that can feel heartbreaking to parents. You try to set a boundary with your little one and they lash out.
An original new study on pet ownership assesses how attached people are to their cats and dogs in order to understand the emotional connection and the associated health benefits at all ages.
From clingy to distant, attachment theory explains how childhood bonds shape adult love.
Out study found that dogs and cats are not the same in this regard.
A bit of understanding – plus effort to regulate yourself and give compassionate feedback – can shift a stuck relationship into something more bearable, perhaps even meaningful.
Places shape who we are. In Port Talbot, what happens when the steelworks go but the feelings remain?
Research shows that ‘phubbing’ – ignoring a partner to look at your phone – can lower relationship satisfaction and spark retaliation.
Not all of us get to grieve a stable and warm relationship. We may feel complicated emotions beyond sadness.
Do you have a secure or anxious attachment with your pet?
Science-based insights can help dial down parents’ anxiety by reminding them to let go of what they can’t control and focus on what matters most.
The quality of a child’s attachments to caregivers influences healthy development. And most kids with difficult temperaments do form secure attachments with their parents.
Being able to recognize and respond to a child’s needs is about being attentive and caring for the child, and this can be achieved by any caregiver.
Hoarding can start in childhood with no trigger, or later in life after life events such as relationship changes.
Attachment theory is the notion that in the first year of life, the ways in which a parent and caregiver respond to a child’s needs shape a child’s expectation of relationships across their lifespan.
Words have power, and what vocabulary you have at your disposal to describe your relationships with other people can shape what directions those relationships can take.
Questions about co-sleeping are often drowned out in a whirlwind of information and opinions. But science can provide some answers.
Psychologists have long focused on the importance of a secure attachment with a mother for healthy child development. A new look supports the value of attachment – but it doesn’t have to be with mom.
Parents or caregivers who a child can return to in times of distress to receive comfort or protection provide a secure base for the child from which they feel safe to explore the world.
While educators in Netflix’s ‘Matilda the Musical’ aren’t meant to be blueprints for contemporary teaching, they suggest the powerful ways attentive adults can make a difference in children’s lives.
Top contributors
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Adjuct Faculty University of Guelph, Former Chair, Early Childhood Studies and Founder of The Love Model Inc.
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Regent University
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Professor of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Long Island University Post
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Essex
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Adjunct Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Pomona College
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of the University of Tennessee Humanities Center (UTHC), Tulane University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Adjunct professor, département de psychoéducation, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Transylvania University
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PhD Student, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, De Montfort University