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Lisa Berlin discusses the impact of early infant-caregiver relationships on children's development.

Send us Fan Mail On this month’s “The UMB Pulse” podcast, University of Maryland School of Social Work researcher Lisa Berlin, PhD, MS, discusses how early infant-caregiver relationships shape children’s emotional, behavioral, and physical health development. Berlin, the Alison L. Richman Professor of Children and Families and an MPower Professor, is an expert in attachment security who explains why responsive caregiving helps infants build trust, regulate stress, and develop healthier long-t...

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Guest: Lisa Berlin

Topics covered

• early attachment
• infant-caregiver relationships
• emotional health
• behavioral health
• physical health
• responsive caregiving

Keywords

• attachment security
• responsive caregiving
• infants
• trust
• stress regulation
• health development

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Organizations: University of Maryland School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Alison L. Richmond Professor of Children and Families, MPower Professor

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