John Bowlby identified four distinct characteristics of attachment: proximity maintenance (the desire to stay near attachment figures), safe haven (the instinct to return to an attachment figure for comfort when threatened), secure base (viewing the attachment figure as a foundation for exploration), and separation distress (anxiety experienced when the attachment figure is absent).

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Brightwheel
  Attachment Theory in Early Childhood: A Guide for Educators

Sources

• Attachment Theory in Early Childhood: A Guide for Educators mybrightwheel.com Brightwheel via serper

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• John Bowlby entity
• secure base concept