... that person and them with you. These "attachment bonds" are very important to us but more so at an infant age with the loss of attachments having a negative effect on an individual. Maurer and Maurer said that attachments are welded in the heat of interactions, which shows that attachments depend on the interaction between two people rather than simply just being together. Maccoby identified four characteristic effects of this tie being: * Seeking proximity, especially at times of stress * Distress on separation * Pleasure when re-united * General orientation of behaviour towards the caregiver Psychologist use the term "infant" when they refer to children less than 2 years and the term "child" to children between 2 years and adolescence. Infants physically cannot survive for themselves and so must form attachments with someone in order to feed, be cared for and be protected and so it is likely they are born with a tendency ...

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