ERIC Number: EJ1449731
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Nov
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
EISSN: EISSN-1467-8624
Beyond Attachment Theory: Indigenous Perspectives on the Child-Caregiver Bond from a Northwest Tribal Community
Child Development, v95 n6 p1829-1844 2024
Healthy Indigenous child development is grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing and being. Attachment theory has been influential in understanding the significance of parenting for infant development in Western science but has focused on child-caregiver bonds predominantly within the parent-child dyad. To bring forth Indigenous perspectives regarding understandings of parenting, the attachment bond, and the well-being of Indigenous children, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 28 members of a Northwest tribal community (21 female) in spring and summer 2020. Themes included Community caregiving, Family value systems, Bonding, Traditional teachings, and Historical trauma. The need to expand the lens of attachment theory beyond the dyad is clear. Implications for improving the child welfare system and prevention programs within Indigenous communities are discussed.
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Tribal Sovereignty, Attachment Behavior, Indigenous Populations, Indigenous Knowledge, Child Development, American Indians, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Caregivers, Children, Values, Community Role, Trauma, Historical Interpretation, Traditionalism, Parenting Styles
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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