Christopher is 4 months old. He prefers to be held by his mother or father rather than relatives or people he has never met. In terms of attachment, in which of Ainsworth’s phases is Christopher?

A baby’s attachment to its father

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are generally evident by age 3 and sometimes by the end of the first year.

Mothers of securely attached infants

Mothers of securely attached infants

Parents talk more and are more emotionally expressive with infant sons than they are with infant daughters.

Parents talk more and are more emotionally expressive with infant sons than they are with infant daughters.

Full-term children are more likely to be abused than preterm children.

Babies who show disorganized/disoriented attachment may move toward their mothers while looking away from them.

Babies who show disorganized/disoriented attachment may move toward their mothers while looking away from them.