Welcome back to the second part of my series on disorganized attachment. In the first article, I explored how children with anxious, avoidant, and secure attachment styles each have predictable ...

Attachment theory sounds like a complicated concept, but when you're a parent it can sometimes boil down to a crying, clinging child who does not want to be separated from you. Put simply, attachment ...

Here are five clear lessons about closeness, distance, fear, repair and growth, the five crucial building blocks of ...

A knowledge of attachment theories can be invaluable in helping children's social workers solve many of the issues facing them, Judy Cooper finds A knowledge of attachment theories can be invaluable ...

Attachment theory is almost everywhere. In magazines and books, in the news, on social media and in our conversations with each other. Originally rooted in developmental psychology, the theory ...

The work of John Bowlby's attachment theory continues to develop and grow with this new volume, writes David O'Driscoll. Focusing on understanding attachment and attachment disorders (the latter being ...

The study of human development is a rich and varied subject. We all have personal experience with development, but it is sometimes difficult to understand how and why people grow, learn, and act as ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

Have you ever been cheated on or had an affair and wondered from where did it all start to go wrong? For some, the seeds of the affair might have been planted as far back as childhood, according to ...

Sometimes, you’re your own worst enemy. The tricky part is that you often don’t recognize it. Self-sabotage can get in the way of your goals and best intentions, and it frequently stems from ...