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8 Tips to Help Your Child Develop a Healthy Attachment
A healthy attachment style may help your child have more fulfilling relationships in the future.
Written by Sophia Keller | Reviewed by Mera Goodman, MD, FAAP
Updated on May 13, 2025Attachment styles are a way of understanding how people behave in their relationships. It is developed during childhood based on how a child is cared for and tended to by their caregivers. People who have a healthy attachment tend to have more fulfilling relationships and are better at respecting and trusting loved ones.
In this video, learn parenting tips to help your child develop a healthy attachment style. You can read more about attachment styles here.
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