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

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, ...

From fear of vulnerability to an overwhelming need for reassurance, our attachment styles often stem from the ways we were cared for as children. Understanding these patterns, where they come from and ...

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

Secure attachment develops from patterns learned in childhood. Discover its signs in adults and kids, plus treatment 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 week, in my parents' group, we were talking about smartphones. Afterward, one mother commented that perhaps our fondness for our phones has to do with attachment—maybe having a phone with us, and ...

When Kayla Huszar became a mother, she vowed that she would be a parent who would raise children that felt empowered to express their emotions, think for themselves and develop a strong sense of self.

Dismissive avoidant attachment often gets a bad rap and, sometimes, that can be justified based on “bad” behavior in relationships. That said, dismissive avoidant people are also widely misunderstood.