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It is now time to introduce the work of John Bowlby. He brought to bear both a very original mind and an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of children and their emotional development. The intellectual flowering of his work was the basic formulation of what we have now learned to call ‘attachment theory’. The theory has proved to be extremely fertile ground for researchers and practitioners alike. It has helped us to understand how and why children develop close relationships with their caregivers. It has also provided us with powerful frameworks for understanding what happens to the psychological development of children who do not experience satisfactory relationships and who suffer poor attachment experiences. This chapter introduces the concept of attachment and examines its significance in the child’s experience of early relationships.
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It is now time to introduce the work of John Bowlby. He brought to bear both a very original mind and an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of children and their emotional development. The intellectual flowering of his work was the basic formulation of what we have now learned to call ‘attachment theory’. The theory has proved to be extremely fertile ground for researchers and practitioners alike. It has helped us to understand how and why children develop close relationships with their caregivers. It has also provided us with powerful frameworks for understanding what happens to the psychological development of children who do not experience satisfactory relationships and who suffer poor attachment experiences. This chapter introduces the concept of attachment and examines its significance in the child’s experience of early relationships.
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