Ecological Systems Theory (Bronfenbrenner) and Attachment & Parenting Styles

Microsystem: Immediate surroundings (family, school).

Mesosystem: Connections between microsystems.

Exosystem: Indirect influences (parent’s workplace).

Macrosystem: Cultural and societal influences.

Chronosystem: Effects of time and life changes.

Attachment: Emotional bond between child and caregiver.

Authoritarian Parenting: Strict rules, little warmth.

Authoritative Parenting: Balanced rules and warmth.

Permissive Parenting: Few rules, high warmth.

Secure Attachment: Comfort with caregiver, distress when absent.

Insecure Attachment: Fear, anxiety in relationships.

Avoidant Attachment: Avoids closeness.

Anxious Attachment: Clingy, fear of abandonment.

Disorganized Attachment: Mixed behaviors.

Strange Situation: Ainsworth’s test of attachment types.

Separation Anxiety: Distress when caregiver leaves.

Stranger Anxiety: Fear of unfamiliar people.

Temperament: Innate personality traits.

Self-Concept: Understanding of self.

Parallel Play: Playing near, but not with, others.

Pretend Play: Using imagination in play.