Attachment theorists

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Introduction
Attachment is the strong, affectional bond that humans feel toward special people in their lives. Attachment between parents and children in early childhood has many effects on how the child will grow, learn, and communicate in the outside world. the attachment process is defined as a “mutual regulatory system”--the baby and the caregiver influencing one another over time.
A fathers’ sensitive care giving can predict secure attachment, which is an effect that becomes stronger the more time they spend with their children. Father-child interaction has been shown to promote a child's physical well-being, per ... This paper is the property of freeforessays.com Copyright © 2002-2003

Freud’s theory held that the child becomes attached to its mother because she is its source of food, hence she gratifies its most basic needs. Slightly later in childhood, the drive for food is supplemented by another basic drive - the need for sexual pleasure. According to...