Attachment theory is not a gauge of whether someone has the “wrong” or “right” attachment type. Its purpose is to help people understand what coping strategies they use when the people they are ...

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 ...

But though attachment theory can’t explain everything, it can still function as an immensely helpful framework. Take and apply what you see fit.

According to the field of attachment theory, each person has a unique attachment style that informs how that person relates to intimacy: secure, anxious or avoidant. We talk with Amir Levine, a ...

Look, attachment theory is often a helpful research tool, (and I have used it myself in my own research), and can often also be useful as another lens through which to better understand the client ...

At the root of attachment parenting lies attachment theory. Attachment theory stems from psychologist John Bowlby's studies of maternal deprivation and animal behavior research in the early 1950s.

A clear majority also stated that attachment quality can be used as a basis for decisions to place a child in foster care. No participant reported formal training in attachment theory.