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Influence of play and care needs of children on secure attachment
- Module
- E102
- Institution
- The Open University (OU)
I have broadly examined the influences of care and play needs on secure attachment. Both positive and negative
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Zehra KuvvetPI: (I6946710)
TMA02 E102
Part 1
A)
Children are illiterate newborn humans who are dependent on a parent or caregiver
hence, according to Locke (1632-1704, cited in Farrington-Flint, 2020), their
development and the fulfilment of their needs rely on them. Children show cues, for
instance crying, to indicate and ensure a sensitive alleviation of their demand.
Therefore, parents’ sensitivity influences secure attachment.
The first step in parenting is the interaction between a child and a caregiver.
Sensitive parenting involves both physical and social engagement, which exposes
verbally and non-verbally. This interaction is determined by psychologists as dyatic
(Open University, 2020), a two-way process in which the quality is determined by the
caregiver and child. Parents' sensitivity in this process leads to the beginning of
mutual communication hence the change from reactive to proactive behaviour in
social relationships. For instance, while children first state their needs through crying,
parents’ close attachment contributes to the development of requesting with
communication. Furthermore, Grossmann (2010, cited in Farrington-Flint, 2020)
emphasises, that children identify their mother‘s voices from birth leading to an early
attachment. ‘Baby talk‘ (Bornstein, 2013, cited in Farrington-Flint, 2020) is a
technique of communication between adults and infants due to the challenging
identification of words in adult‘s speaking. Therefore, repetition and elongation of
sentences constitute the basis of developing language skills, securing attachment to
parents.
Bowlby (1969, cited in Farrington-Flint, 2020) describes attachment as the emotional
connection between an infant and a caregiver. For the attachment to be secure, the
parents function is to interpret a child‘s emotions and physical gestures accurately.
This is a skill, which evolves gradually. Parents represent a reliable character during
emotionally weak circumstances initiating the social and emotional base to be secure
attachment. Therefore, a lack of sensitivity towards an infant‘s care needs influences
their mutual bond and the quality of interaction.
To illustrate this, In the still-face experiment (Tronick and colleagues, 1980, Open
University, 2022a), the interaction of mother and infant and their emotional behaviour
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