{"id":1253,"date":"2018-12-18T16:57:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T16:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-lifespandevelopment\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1253"},"modified":"2024-04-30T19:11:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:11:45","slug":"introduction-to-emotional-and-social-development-during-infancy","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-lifespandevelopment\/chapter\/introduction-to-emotional-and-social-development-during-infancy\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Emotional and Social Development During Infancy","rendered":"Introduction to Emotional and Social Development During Infancy"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: explain emotional and social development during infancy<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3707\/2018\/12\/19221247\/babies.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3618\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3707\/2018\/12\/19221247\/babies-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"Two infants lying on their stomachs looking at each other\" width=\"380\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nPsychosocial development occurs as children form relationships, interact with others, and understand and manage their feelings. In emotional and social development, forming healthy attachments is very important and is the major social milestone of infancy.\u00a0<span id=\"term611\">Attachment<\/span>\u00a0is a long-standing connection or bond with others. Developmental psychologists are interested in how infants reach this milestone. They ask such questions as: how do parent and infant attachment bonds form? How does neglect affect these bonds? What accounts for children\u2019s attachment differences?","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do: explain emotional and social development during infancy<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3707\/2018\/12\/19221247\/babies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3618\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3707\/2018\/12\/19221247\/babies-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"Two infants lying on their stomachs looking at each other\" width=\"380\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Psychosocial development occurs as children form relationships, interact with others, and understand and manage their feelings. In emotional and social development, forming healthy attachments is very important and is the major social milestone of infancy.\u00a0<span id=\"term611\">Attachment<\/span>\u00a0is a long-standing connection or bond with others. Developmental psychologists are interested in how infants reach this milestone. They ask such questions as: how do parent and infant attachment bonds form? How does neglect affect these bonds? 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