Question

Ruth is 3 years old. Her mom has taken her to her work for ‘Bring your child to work day". Ruth happily explores all the toys and plays with the other children in this new environment, though she does check in on mom once in a while. Ruth is a ________________ child.

Answer 1

Ruth is 3 years old. Her mom has taken her to her work for ‘Bring your child to work day". Ruth happily explores all the toys and plays with the other children in this new environment, though she does check in on mom once in a while. Ruth is a secure child.

Explanation:

The secure refers to the feel of being safe. Most of the child wants their mother to be in the place where they play. This is because, having their parents in their view make them feel safer. Most of the child wont look for their parents to be in the place where they play because they feel secure even in their absence.

Those child who ignore the presence of their mother in the place where they play are refereed as insecure-avoidant kind of child. Those child who always wants their mother to be with them are called as secure child. In the example given, Ruth keeps on checking the presence of her mom once in a while and Ruth is a secure child.

Answer 2

Ruth displays  a secure Attachment with his mother.In simple words Ruth is a Secure Child

Explanation:

Erick Erikson Theory discusses  various stages of social development in an individual.

Ruth is said to be a secure child because when Ruth mother drops him to the office creche room,instead of reacting in a negative manner Ruth happily goes around and play with the toys in the room. Ruth  is very confident about the fact that her mother is around and so she happily engages with the other children in the new environment.

The social behavior displayed by Ruth is that of a Emotionally Secure Child