Dr. Shannon Curry, clinical psychologist and director of the Curry Psychology Group in Orange County, California, expanded on the basis for Bowlby’s attachment theory. “Bowlby recognized a pattern of ...

In the fields of social and emotional development, attachment theory has been well-researched, furthering an understanding of relationships, families, and parenting strategies. Attachment theory ...

Child development experts break down what parents should look out for — and what to do if they recognize this dynamic.

This research, the first-ever longitudinal study on the effects of parental personality disorders on child mental health and development, found that parental narcissism was linked with “later child ...

The ’50s parenting practices we now know were terrible for kids’ brains The 1950s promised perfect families with spotless ...

A large new study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin sheds light on why some people choose not to have children—and how their close relationships may shape that ...

I’m pretty sure that wearing both your children for most of the day for several years counts as attachment parenting. But I’m here to tell you that, at least in my case, it wasn’t some kind of ...