"Reconsidering the Impact of Parent-Child Synchrony on Attachment Development"

A study involving 140 families revealed that parent-child synchrony varies between behavioral and brain-to-brain connections, with mothers and children demonstrating stronger behavioral synchrony and fathers and children showing greater neural synchronization. Mothers with insecure attachment traits exhibited more brain-to-brain synchrony with their children, possibly as a compensatory mechanism, challenging the notion that more synchrony is always beneficial. The research aims to identify an optimal range of synchrony to enhance relationships and child attachment development, paving the way for deeper explorations into optimizing parent-child relationships, especially in families with neurodivergent children or those with experiences of care and adoption.