Core term · Mary Ainsworth

Caregiver Sensitivity

A parent's knack for noticing what a child is feeling and responding to it warmly and in time — the soil in which secure attachment tends to grow.

Areas of life
Parentingcaregiving

Why it matters

Helps create secure attachment.

How to handle it

Respond to needs clearly, warmly, and consistently.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

From concept to practice

Turn Caregiver Sensitivity into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.