Major developments in attachment research over the past 2 decades have introduced
parental mentalization as a predictor of infant–parent attachment security. Parental …

Secure attachment relationships have been described as having a regulatory function in
regard to children's emotions, social cognition, and behavior. Although some theorists and …

Highlights•Father involvement can significantly influence children's developmental
outcomes.•Increased paternal sensitivity and engagement are associated with reduced child …

Mobile device use has become increasingly prevalent, yet its impact on infant development
remains largely unknown. When parents use mobile devices in front of infants, the parent is …

Interruptions to parent–child interactions due to technology, or “technoference,” have been
correlated with a host of negative child developmental outcomes. Yet, the influence of …

To investigate potential infant‐related antecedents characterizing later attachment security,
this study tested whether attention to facial expressions, assessed with an eye‐tracking …

Infants of adolescent mothers have a greater risk of developing insecure attachment types
and attachment disorders into adulthood. Previous research suggests that skin-to-skin …

In the present study, we investigated whether fathers' and mothers' parenting behavior is
differentially related to parental factors (such as age and employment), child factors (age …

We examined relations between positive parenting, parenting stress, and children's
regulatory abilities across infancy and early childhood. First-time mothers and their infants …

Child maltreatment may be best characterized as a pathogenic relational experience which
primarily occurs in the mother–child relationship. As such, enhancing the mother–child …