Early bonds
Transformations at the beginning of life

The initial interpersonal experiences between a child and their primary caregivers offer a unique opportunity for promoting good development throughout the lifespan. It is the quality of the interaction that provides the context within which a child grows up healthily. Both the mother and father have conscious and unconscious representations even before birth, which are reactivated during this stage, impacting the behavior, thinking, and affect of parents and children. This is why therapeutic interventions that address the mother, father, and baby relationship are a fundamental tool for amending derailed attachment patterns and the treatment of choice for preventing childhood psychopathology.