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Insecure-avoidant attachment

Insecure-avoidant attachment is a pattern in which a baby may avoid contact after separation while still experiencing distress.

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Attachment behavior in babies

Attachment behavior in babies

What attachment behavior means Attachment behavior is the infant’s biologically rooted way of maintaining access to a familiar protective caregiver. In practice, it is not a single behavior but a flexible system: the baby may cry to summon help, quiet when held, track a caregiver with the eyes, reach, cling, crawl after the caregiver, or […]