Attachment

• Attachment definition 


  Enduring emotional bond between infant and caregiver

  Both seek closeness to eachother
• Reciprocity


  Interaction flows between caregiver and infant in turn taking fashion

  Respond to eachothers signals to maintain interaction
• Interactional synchrony 


  Caregivers and infants respond in time to maintain communication

  Expressions and behaviour mirror eachother
• Signs of attachment?


  Proximity seeking

  Stranger anxiety

  Separation anxiety
• Proximity seeking


  infants try to be physically close to their attachment figure as they provide a safe secure base