John Bowlby argued that the mother-infant relationship during the critical period—initially defined as the first two-and-a-half years and later extended to a sensitive period of the first five years—is essential for a child's socialization.

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  John Bowlby's Attachment Theory - Simply Psychology

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• John Bowlby's Attachment Theory - Simply Psychology www.simplypsychology.org Simply Psychology via serper

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• John Bowlby entity
• critical period concept
• sensitive period concept