Therapists outline the four different attachment styles—secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized—plus how to identify yours, cope, and change it.

John described attachment style as the early emotional bonds between a child and a caregiver. Four attachment styles exist: ...

The nature of these earliest relationships influences how we behave towards others and see the world long after we’ve grown—but in more complex and nuanced ways than researchers previously thought, ...

New research shows that even mild early-life adversity can disrupt development, attachment, and stress regulation in young ...

The Netflix series "Outer Banks" explores how early attachment wounds shape friendship, trust, and love. Each Pogue reflects ...

Secure attachment develops from patterns learned in childhood. Discover its signs in adults and kids, plus treatment approaches.

Modern parents aren’t following just one style anymore. From cycle-breaking to gentle parenting, they’re blending approaches ...

Jennifer Stallone, the wife of action star Sylvester Stallone, has a theory about why it seems children with celebrity mothers and fathers are more likely than others to identify as transgender, and ...

This article was featured in New York’s One Great Story newsletter. Sign up here. Julia Wise, a mother of three in Boston, published an essay last February that articulated a new kind of parenting ...

I n an increasingly complex world, academic prowess alone is no longer sufficient for a child to thrive. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) constitutes the essential toolkit of the whole child—the ...