Becoming Attached

Becoming Attached

First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love
by Robert Karen
Psychology 17 min read ★★★½☆ 3.8 (96)
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About This Book

This book is about the importance of children’s first relationships, especially with their primary caregiver, typically the mother. It offers insights into the ways that attachment can positively or negatively affect children’s development, and offers a great deal of scientific research on important findings concerning attachment.

Who Should Read This?

  • Anyone interested in psychology
  • Anyone interested in child care
  • Parents or anyone about to become a parent

About the Author

Robert Karen is a clinical psychologist and the author of several successful books on psychology, the most recent of which is The Forgiving Self: The Road from Resentment to Connection. He is also assistant clinical professor at the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies.