What you’ll learn to do: explain emotional and social development during infancy
Psychosocial development occurs as children form relationships, interact with others, and understand and manage their feelings. In emotional and social development, forming healthy attachments is very important and is the major social milestone of infancy.
Attachment
is a long-standing connection or bond with others. Developmental psychologists are interested in how infants reach this milestone. They ask such questions as: how do parent and infant attachment bonds form? How does neglect affect these bonds? What accounts for children’s attachment differences?
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Introduction to Emotional and Social Development During Infancy.
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: Tera Jones for Lumen Learning.
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