Mother–Child Interaction in Families With Internationally Adopted Children and Families With Biological Children at Age 2: Similarities and Differences

Abstract

While the interaction with parents usually starts immediately after the child is born, there are circumstances when the opportunity to establish early parent-child interaction is restricted or even non-existent. Some children cannot be reared by their biological parents and will need to form attachment relationships with other caregivers. Empirical evidence suggests that