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The first attachment parenting organization, Attachment Parenting International, formed in 1994 in Alpharetta, Georgia, and was founded by Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson. [24] The first book that carried the term attachment parenting in the title was written by Tammy Frissell-Deppe, a mother who gave an account of her personal experiences ...
Comfort object. A comfort object, more formally a transitional object or attachment object, [1][2] is an item used to provide psychological comfort, especially in unusual or unique situations, or at bedtime for children. Among toddlers, a comfort object often takes the form of a blanket (called a security blanket) or a stuffed animal, doll or ...
Special interest (autism) Special interests are highly focused interests common in autistic people. [ 1 ] Autistic art depicting a special interest in cats. Special interests are more intense than typical interests, such as hobbies, [ 2 ] and may take up much of a person's free time. A person with a special interest will often hyperfocus on ...
Attachment and attachment disorder. Attachment theory is primarily an evolutionary and ethological theory. In relation to infants, it primarily consists of proximity seeking to an attachment figure in the face of threat, for the purpose of survival. [ 2 ] Although an attachment is a "tie", it is not synonymous with love and affection, despite ...
Mary Main (1943 - January 6, 2023) was an American psychologist notable for her work in the field of attachment. A Professor at the University of California Berkeley, Main is particularly known for her introduction of the 'disorganized' infant attachment classification and for development of the Adult Attachment Interview and coding system for assessing states of mind regarding attachment.
Co-sleeping or bed sharing is a practice in which babies and young children sleep close to one or both parents, as opposed to in a separate room. Co-sleeping individuals sleep in sensory proximity to one another, where the individual senses the presence of others. [ 1 ] This sensory proximity can either be triggered by touch, smell, taste, or ...
Attachment theory. For infants and toddlers, the "set-goal" of the behavioural system is to maintain or achieve proximity to attachment figures, usually the parents. Attachment theory is a psychological and evolutionary framework concerning the relationships between humans, particularly the importance of early bonds between infants and their ...
Attachment in children is "a biological instinct in which proximity to an attachment figure is sought when the child senses or perceives threat or discomfort. Attachment behaviour anticipates a response by the attachment figure which will remove threat or discomfort". [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Attachment also describes the function of availability, which ...