The Case for Teaching Childhood Attachment Theory to Teens

 “Attachment influences students’ school success.  This is true of students’ attachment to their parents, as well as to their teachers.  Secure attachment is associated with higher grades and standardized test scores compared to insecure attachment.  Secure attachment is also associated with greater emotional regulation, social competence, and willingness to take on challenges, and with lower levels of ADHD and delinquency, each of which in turn is associated with higher achievement.”

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Bergin, Christi, and David Bergin. “Attachment in the classroom.” Educational Psychology Review, vol. 21, no. 2, 21 May 2009, pp. 141–170, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-009-9104-0. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225217736_Attachment_in_the_Classroom