Attachment

Attachment

1. Care- give Infant Attachment

   • Interactions- babies have frequent and important interactions with their caregiver
   • Reciprocity- mothers respond to infant alertness from 3 months close attention between mother and infant
   • Internal synchrony- interactions become co-ordinated. Isabella et al, quality of attachment related to synchrony
   • Hard to know what is actually happening- observe simple gestures and expressions and assume infants intentions
   • controlled observations- capture fine detail of interactions
   • Purpose of synchrony and reciprocity- Feldman, just observations, the purpose not completely understood.

2. Attachment figures