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19.7: Support for Caregivers

Infant and Toddler Care and Development 2e · LibreTexts

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    Caregivers and Attachment

    Sometimes parents need help in responding consistently to their infant's needs. A positive and strong support group can help a parent and child build a strong foundation by offering assistance and positive attitudes toward the newborn and parent. In a direct test of this idea, Dutch researcher van den Boom (1994) randomly assigned some babies' mothers to a training session in which they learned to better respond to their children's needs. The research found that these mothers' babies were more likely to show a secure attachment style than the mothers in a control group that did not receive training.[1]

    man holding baby
    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Relationships are foundational. (Public Domain; @NappyStock)

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