You are required to have 3 posts in each discussion and these three posts must be made on three separate days. The first post is the initial response to the question that appropriately and completely addresses the topic. This must be completed by 11:59 p.m.(EST) Thursday night. It is best to post it at the beginning of the week. The remaining two posts are responses to two different classmates. The first response to a classmate is due Saturday at 11:59 p.m.(EST) and the second response to a classmate is due on Sunday at 11:59 p.m.(EST). I will interact with each of you throughout the course. I encourage you to respond back. There will be a deduction of 5 points per day if the initial post is late. Posts are not accepted after the week closes on Sunday night.
Your initial post (your response to the topic) must contain a citation. It is your ideas supported by research. Please refer to the APA Resources in the Getting Started section of the classroom for information on proper formatting. There will be a deduction of 20 points for failure to cite a source within your initial post and to provide a reference at the end of your initial post.
Your initial post must be a minimum of 300 words and each response must be a minimum of 200 words. Please double-check your word count. Only posts that meet the word count requirements receive credit.
Post your word count at the end of each post. There will be a 5-point deduction for each failure to provide a word count.
Please use spell-check and proper grammar. Points will be deducted for each spelling and grammatical error up to 10 points for each post.
To access the discussion, please click-on the above title, Week 1 Discussion; once in that area, please click-on Create Thread.
Attachment in Infancy and its Effects on Development
This is our first discussion and it ends 11:59pm Sunday night, August 6th. In order avoid having points deducted from your grade, please submit your first post by 11:59pm Thursday night.
In Chapter 5 of your textbook, we learn about John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth and their work on attachment in infancy and early childhood. A key element to healthy growth and development is healthy attachment.
For this week’s discussion, we will explore attachment. Please consider and address one, some or all of the following aspects of attachment: How is it developed? What are the different kinds of attachment? How do infants and children develop an attachment to different caretakers and significant people in their lives? How does attachment affect emotional development? Can you see the consequences of attachment from your childhood to now?
You may use your textbook or other reputable and scholarly sources to research for this post.
For each discussion, please ensure that you:
1.) Post three times
2.) First Post is at least 300 words in length
3.) First Post has at least one cited source
4.) Submit your first post by 11:59pm Thursday night
5.) Second post is at least 200 words in length
6.) Third post is at least 200 words in length
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