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Science Summary

According to the article "Kids with Strong Bonds to Parents Make Better Friends, Can Adapt in Difficult Relationships" by the University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Science (ACES), if a child has a strong attachment to his or her parents, they tend to be a "positive, responsive playmate." In the study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois College, the mother-child attachment of 114 33 month old children was assessed. The mothers were then asked to describe their child's temperament, including their anger proneness and social fearfulness. later at 39 months old, the children were paired with another child of the same sex and were observed. They did this 3 different times in one month. They soon discovered that the children that had stronger bonds to their mothers were "more responsive to the new peer partner the first time they met." They continued to have good relationship the second and third visits too if their peer's anger was low, but not if the peer was angry. Surprisingly though, the securely attached child quickly adapted to the peer's actions by becoming more controlling. This information agrees with Denise Boyd and Helen bee's book. It states that "children rated as securely attached to their mothers in infancy are later more sociable, more positive in their behavior toward friends and siblings..." It's amazing how much a strong mother-child bond can affect the rest of a child's life.

References:

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES). "Kids with Strong Bonds to Parents Make Better Friends, Can Adapt in Difficult Relationships." //ScienceDaily//. ScienceDaily, 19 Jun. 2014. Web. 10 Jul. 2014.

Boyd, Denise, and Helen Bee. //Lifespan Development//. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2012. Print.

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