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Written By: Agencies | Published : June 21, 2014 11:06 AM IST
Do you share a strong parental bond with your kids? If no, start bonding now. A recent study shows that sharing a strong bond with your kids is important for them to socialise, make new friends and enjoy a close and positive relationships with others. The findings showed thatiIf a kid has strong bonds with his/her parents the child is likely to be a positive and responsive playmate. Also, he/she will be able to quickly adapt to any difficult friend circle by asserting his/her needs. Nancy McElwain, professor of human development at University of Illinois in the US said 'Securely attached children are more responsive to suggestions or requests made by a new peer partner' . (Read: Kids of divorced parents more likely to be obese: Study)
'A child who has experienced a secure attachment relationship with caregivers is likely to come into a new peer relationship with positive expectations,' McElwain explained. In the study, the researchers assessed the security of child-mother attachment relationships for 114 children at 33 months. At 39 months, children of the same gender were randomly paired with one another and observed over three laboratory visits in a one-month period. 'A more securely attached child was also likely to use suggestions and requests rather than commands and intrusive behaviour (such as grabbing toys away) during play with an anger-prone peer during the first two visits,' McElwain said. (Read: Why do parents fail to perceive that their children are fat?)
'By the final visit, a child with a secure attachment had adjusted to the controlling assertiveness of her anger-prone partner by becoming more controlling of herself,' she noted. The study appeared in the journal Developmental Psychology. (Read: ParentGuardian an app that helps tackle stress in parents)
Source: IANS
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