Parenting and Attachment Summary Notes (ED209)

With a focus on parenting, and its implications for children’s development throughout childhood and into later life, Chapter 1 of Book 2 (ED209) is a comprehensive account of what the Attachment Theory of Bowlby is all about.

The chapter explains the main theoretical background of Bowlby’s attachment theory which later triggered the Strange Situation experiment developed by Ainsworth.  This technique facilitated research into secure and insecure attachment and infance and its effects on development.  The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) can be used to investigate the continuing effects of early attachment type through to adulthood.

A broad overview of the effect of parental behaviour on the development of children is provided in light of the ideas on parenting style as theorised by Baumrind as well as research into adolescence.

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