Chapter
The Evolution of Parenting with Dr. Aaron Blaisdell
29:29 - 34:30 (05:00)
Dr. Aaron Blaisdell discusses the importance of maternal care and how evolutionary perspectives help to understand its implications, and explains how monkeys raised without a mother experienced difficulties in socialising.
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This episode discusses the evolutionary perspective on childhood attachment, where it argues that humans have evolved to need consistent and reliable caregiving in order to survive during the longest period of immaturity of any species.
29:29 - 34:30 (05:00)
Childhood Attachment
Summary
This episode discusses the evolutionary perspective on childhood attachment, where it argues that humans have evolved to need consistent and reliable caregiving in order to survive during the longest period of immaturity of any species.