The Intervention Research Of Attachment Between9-36Month Infants And Mothers-through Maternal Sensitivity Training

The attachment which is a special emotional connection between infants andmothers, is one of the most important social relationships in early childhood,and it isalso the beginning of the individual’s social development and component.Researchshows that,the early attachment relationship is not only conductive to the physical andmental development of children,but also is a direct impact on individual growthprocess of perfect personality.The sensitivity to infant`s signals will directly affect the communication betweenmothers and babies.The mother is very sensitive to child`s sigals,and make timelyand appropriate responses.She can look at the problem from the perspectives of thechildren.The understanding of his sigals and information does not be distorted byneed and the defense of her own.She can skillfully read the child’s signalsand information.That is known as the mother`s sensitivity.On the other hand, themother is usually not appropriate and timely on the child’s signal response,she cannotclosely interact with her child.That is to say,when the child needs mother`s help,hecannot get timely responses.That is known as insensitive.Being sensitive to infant`ssignals will enable the children`s enthusiasm to explore the world.At the sametime,it can also promote the development of thinking.Contrarily, being insensitive willhinder the child’s active exploration and practice ability. Parental sensitivity is animportant and reliable predictive source of the attachment security.And sensitivity canbe changed.The types of childhood attachment is largely affected byparental sensitivity.We selected9-36months infants of15groups from a development institution inShijiazhuang City in the study. Through the way of group counseling courses andfollow-up telephone interviews, maternal sensitivity of the experimental group istrained. And test whether mother-child attachment level is significantly improved ornot after the Intervention. Through data analysis and investigation of the interventioneffect, we get the following results:(1) The intervention model of group counseling courses can effectively improvethe sensitivity of the mother in parent-child interaction,and then improvethe attachment level of the infans;(2) The intervention model of group counseling courses can effectively improvethe maternal sensitivity,and then mothers can respond more timely and appropriate tothe signal of infants;(3) The intervention model of group counseling courses can improvethe cooperative behaviors of the mothers, blocking behaviors effectively reduce;(4) The intervention model of group counseling courses can promote mothers`behaviors in parent-child interaction more timely and properly;(5) The intervention model of group counseling courses can effectively increasemothers`positive attention and admission to children in parent-child interaction.