Dr. Shannon Curry, clinical psychologist and director of the Curry Psychology Group in Orange County, California, expanded on the basis for Bowlby’s attachment theory. “Bowlby recognized a pattern of ...

In the fields of social and emotional development, attachment theory has been well-researched, furthering an understanding of relationships, families, and parenting strategies. Attachment theory ...

You can’t teach honesty, resilience or trust by hiding your flaws. Children model habits and that parental dishonesty ...

‘Please don’t tell my mum,’ begs 14-year-old me to the deputy headmistress. Over the past year, I’d been experimenting with increasingly destructive behaviours: self-harm, restrictive eating, drinking ...

A large new study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin sheds light on why some people choose not to have children—and how their close relationships may shape that ...