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Wed Sep 11

‘Difficult’ children are only slightly more likely to have insecure attachments with parents

Written by Or Dagan, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Long Island University Post

Parents may worry about connecting with a child who is hard to comfort.hobo_018/E+ via Getty Images

Children with difficult temperaments, including personality tendencies such as irritability and having a hard time being comforted, are only slightly more likely than other children to have insecure attachment relationships with one or both of their...

‘Difficult’ children are only slightly more likely to have insecure attachments with parents

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