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How much does parent-baby attachment affect your adult life?

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For decades researchers have been interested in how the attachment between parents and their babies might affect how the baby develops into an adult. Elizabeth Meins, Professor of psychology at York University argues that this body of research is now being misinterpreted, leaving parents feeling anxious about whether they're doing the right thing. First broadcast on All in the Mind, 15 November 2017.

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