Running head: BONDING AND CHILDREN

The Effects of Bonding on Childrens Development

Tynia Albea
The University of Memphis

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Outline
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Introduction: Introduce ideas, ask questions about growth

Development
a. Child Development normal growth rate of the
body
b. Cognitive Development normal growth rate of the
mind and thought process
Parent-Child Relationships
a. Bonding relationship between parent and child
b. Attachment Theory how the child attaches to the
parent and vice versa.
i. How does the positive differ from the
negative?
ii. Are there other environmental reasons for
different bonding and parenting styles?
Effects of Bonding/AT on Children
a. Positive healthy behaviors
b. Negative cognitive and behavioral dysfunctions
Conclusion: Why do these developmental and emotional
processes matter?
a. Looking at the bigger picture: how does this affect
all of us?

Annotated Bibliography

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Joubert, D., Webster, L., & Hackett, R. K. (2012). Unresolved attachment status and traumarelated symptomatology in maltreated adolescents: an examination of cognitive
mediators. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 43(3), 471-483.

Unresolved, and disorganized attachments affects the mental stability of a child into
adulthood (Joubert, Webster, Hackett, 2012).

In a resolved environment, adolescents are less likely to develop emotional

disorientation (Joubert, Webster, Hackett, 2012).

The researchers found a strong association between disorganized (unresolved) status and
psychiatric diagnoses of Borderline Personality Disorder and Eating Disorder (Joubert,
Webster, Hackett, 2012).

Researchers found that adolescents in environments with a lack of bonding had more
cognitive dysfunction and lack of attachment to others (Joubert, Webster, Hackett,
2012).

Rajkumar, R. P. (2014). Childhood attachment and schizophrenia: The attachmentdevelopmental-cognitive (ADC) hypothesis. Medical Hypotheses, 83276-281.
doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2014.05.017

Schizophrenia is now conceptualized as a neurodevelopmental disorder, which means

that factors influencing the development of the brain during childhood and adolescence which include not just severe forms of trauma, but the threatened of actual disruption of
an attachment bond and even subtler forms of insecure attachment must be given
their due importance (Rajkumar, 2015).

Disturbed attachment has been linked to a wide variety of disorders, both in childhood
and adulthood (Rajkumar, 2015).

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Sherman, L. J., Rice, K., & Cassidy, J. (2015). Infant capacities related to building internal
working models of attachment figures: A theoretical and empirical review.
Developmental Review, 37109-141. doi:10.1016/j.dr.2015.06.001

Infants develop a sense of attachment within the first year of life (Sherman, Rice,
Cassidy, 2015).

In sum, attachment theory suggests that, based on attachment-related interactions with

an attachment figure, infants construct internal working models of that attachment figure
in the form of expectations about attachment figures availability, responsiveness, and
likely behavior in novel situations (Sherman, Rice, Cassidy, 2015).

Finding an authoritative figure that shows the infant a sense of belonging is key in
cognitive development (Sherman, Rice, Cassidy, 2015).

The environment surrounding the attachment figure and child can affect the relationship
between the two in a positive or negative way (Sherman, Rice, Cassidy, 2015).

Over the first few months of a childs life, a child develops emotional stability, learns
who to trust through interactions, understands how to express emotions, and teaches
him/herself how to interpret situations (Sherman, Rice, Cassidy, 2015).

Winsor, D., Murrell, V., & Magun Jackson, S. (2015). Lifespchan Development: An Educational
Psychology Perspective. Boston, MA: Pearson.

Bonding is the close relationship between mother and child from birth (Winsor,
Murrell, Magun-Jackson, 2015).

A baby develops all of his/her senses, except sight, even before and continues to develop
keen senses after birth (Winsor, Murrell, Magun-Jackson, 2015).

Skin-to-skin contact is detrimental to a newborn child (Winsor, Murrell, Magun-

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Jackson, 2015).

Environmental factors play a key role in proper child development (Winsor, Murrell,
Magun-Jackson, 2015).

Eating disorders, which can lead to death, often spark from the lack of positive
environmental factors and attachment factors (Winsor, Murrell, Magun-Jackson, 2015).

Neglectful parenting styles provides no sense of direction or understanding for a child,

which leads to dissatisfying personality traits (Winsor, Murrell, Magun-Jackson, 2015).

Cognition is driven by interactions through a childs environment and interactions with

authoritative figures (Winsor, Murrell, Magun-Jackson, 2015).

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References

Joubert, D., Webster, L., & Hackett, R. K. (2012). Unresolved attachment status and traumarelated symptomatology in maltreated adolescents: an examination of cognitive
mediators. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 43(3), 471-483.
Rajkumar, R. P. (2014). Childhood attachment and schizophrenia: The attachmentdevelopmental-cognitive (ADC) hypothesis. Medical Hypotheses, 83276-281.
doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2014.05.017
Sherman, L. J., Rice, K., & Cassidy, J. (2015). Infant capacities related to building internal
working models of attachment figures: A theoretical and empirical review.
Developmental Review, 37109-141.
doi:10.1016/j.dr.2015.06.001
Winsor, D., Murrell, V., & Magun Jackson, S. (2015). Lifespan Development: An Educational
Psychology Perspective. Boston, MA: Pearson.