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Attachment parenting, a phrase coined by pediatrician William Sears, is a parenting philosophy based on the principles of the attachment theory in developmental psychology. According to attachment theory, a strong emotional bond with parents during childhood, also known as a secure attachment, is a precursor of secure, empathic relationships in adulthood. Failure to for this early childhood parental bond will ostensibly give rise to reactive attachment disorder.
This bond begins immediately after childbirth and promotes a healthy relationship, largely in part to such activities like baby wearing and co-sleeping.
