When children receive warm, responsive care, they are more likely to feel safe and secure with the adults who take care of them.
Children experience relationships through their senses.
Research on Attachment L. Alan Sroufe, Ph.D., and his colleagues at the University of Minnesota have found that children who receive warm and responsive caregiving and are securely attached to their caregivers cope with difficult times more easily when they are older. They are more curious, get along better with other children, and perform better in school than children who are less securely attached.