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Social & Emotional Development
Developing Trust & Emotional Security
WiseTip: SE-TRU-M0818-E01A

Provide a comfort object such as a blanket, favourite toy or pacifier to comfort your baby when left with an unfamiliar caregiver.

1, 2, 3

  1. New Jersey Birth to Three Early Learning Standards. (2013). New Jersey Council for Young Children.

  2. Passman, R. H. (1976). Arousal reducing properties of attachment objects: Testing the functional limits of the security blanket relative to the mother. Developmental Psychology, 12, 468-469. (Level III)

  3. Ybarra, G. J., Passman, R. H., & Eisenberg, C. S. (2000). The Presence of Security Blankets or Mothers (or Both) Affects Distress During Paediatric Examinations; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 322-330.

8-18 months
Environment
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