Many studies have proved that the early attachment quality of infants can predict their behavior in early childhood and even adulthood. Safe and attached babies still maintain a positive psychological state in infancy, willing to communicate with others, willing to explore, confident, and have a good sense of control over the surrounding environment. Children with unsafe attachment often develop the characteristics of shrinking, poor communication skills, self-confidence and emotional instability.

(b) the influence of early attachment on emotional development;

In 195 1, Barber and his colleagues reported some cases in which a person left his parents prematurely. According to the report, these babies can't get along with others, and they are afraid of playing games, taking risks, exploring and discovering the world outside their bodies, and even being afraid of themselves.

From this, Barber came to a conclusion that, to be sure, the most basic thing of mental health is that babies should maintain a warm, intimate and continuous relationship with their mothers (or stable surrogate mothers).

Here, children can find satisfaction and happiness. If children can form a good attachment, it will lead to a person's trust, confidence and successful attachment to peers and future generations. On the contrary, if a person does not form attachment with his mother in the morning, he may become an unreliable adult, lacking the strength from attachment and unable to develop into a good father or mother.

(3) The influence of early attachment on cognitive development;

Children with security attachment usually show a high level of cognitive development.

Some researchers investigated the attachment types of one-year-old infants, and put them in a relatively complex problem situation at the age of two to observe their initiative, curiosity and interest in solving problems, and whether they have some social skills that help solve problems, so as to investigate the relationship between early attachment and later cognitive development.

The results show that although the problem is difficult to solve, children with security attachment can approach the problem enthusiastically and actively. When solving problems, I encounter setbacks, show less negative emotions, have good persistence, can seek help from adults in time, seek cooperation, actively adjust my behavior, and obey the arrangements of adults to solve problems.

However, children with anxious-rebellious attachment are not interested in problems, show many negative emotional reactions when encountering difficulties, are easy to be disappointed and give up problems, rely too much on their mothers, cannot solve problems independently, and usually ignore the guidance of adults. Children who get up early to avoid attachment often show negative emotional reactions such as stamping their feet and losing their temper when facing problems. Their persistence is poor and they avoid their mother's help.

Therefore, the nature of attachment restricts children's cognitive activities to some extent.

Extended data:

Freud famously said that the relationship between a baby and its mother is "unique and unparalleled". As the earliest and most stable love object, as well as the mode of all future love relationships, once the mother relationship is established, it will remain unchanged for life. " What people usually call love, affection, parent-child relationship, teacher-student relationship, etc. Essentially, it all stems from attachment.

In the process of the continuation of the baby's life, the mother gave the child countless "firsts". They feed their children for the first time, touch them and let them feel love. For the first time, they had fun with their children, which made them experience the fun of having fun with others. They listen and interpret their children for the first time, making them feel the joy of being understood. ...

This infinite nurturing and caring constitutes a natural connection between mother and baby, which is continuous. Therefore, attachment is an intimate emotional connection between the baby and the mother (the main caregiver).