Attachment to parents

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The study of the relationships that infants (usually between 12 months and 24 months) have with parents has been much influenced by a standardised procedure known as the strange situation.

This assessment of a child’s attachment security is carried out in an observation laboratory, with video cameras strategically placed so as to record the behaviour of mothers and their children. The laboratory contains two easy chairs, a low table, a play area, perhaps defined by a rug, and a set of toys.

Stranger sits quietly

After the mother and her child have settled, the mother sits reading a magazine and after a few minutes, a stranger enters and sits quietly on the free chair.

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Content last updated: 30/01/2007