Attachment and Brain Development

Research on brain development has confirmed that babies who have an attuned, sensitive and responsive caregiver more skillfully and joyfully negotiate the world. They are happier, less stressed and more engaged; they recover more quickly from fearful or upsetting experiences and fare better in social situations. Babies are born with genetic tendencies and potentials, it is their experiences that enhance or diminish these possibilities. Via these critical care-giving relationships the baby’s brain is literally being wired. When the neural connections follow a path and pattern of secure attachment, babies face the world with a map that allows them to function in all settings.

Information sourced from The Centre for Attachment.