The children, who lack healthy, primary relationships, are likely to suffer from social problems in life. According to Berk (2009), the lack of sensitivity towards a child, by primary caregiver promotes the occurrence of problematic behavior patterns later in life. The failure to build effective relationship with a child disrupts security attachment; hence enhancing the occurrence of insecure, disoriented or disorganized behavior.
The caregiver should be sensitivity to the needs of a child and offer effective response that matches the child’s emotional state. It is important for caregivers to be sensitive to the child needs and responds effectively in emotional sense in order to promote proper development of attachment security. Furthermore, parents need to demonstrate consistent reaction to children actions in order to avoid arousing fear and uncertainty, which are predicator of problematic social behaviors, later in life.
The most effective strategy for helping a child who has had insecure relationship with parents, to develop health social behavior, is the application interactional synchrony during communication. According to Berk (2009), interactional synchrony is a sensitive mode of response to child’s signals.
It involves timely and effectively matching the child’s emotional state. It includes face-to-face play as well as warm and sensitive handling of the child in manner that matches the emotional cues given by the infant. It enhances the child’s control and coordination of emotions, which in turn promotes the development of appropriate social behaviors.
Reference
Berk, L. E. (2009). Child Development. Boston, MA: Ally &Bacon, and Pearson Custom Publishing, pp.420-434 and 564-572.