...Latimer and her 2-year-old child, Alyxandria, were placed in the Strange Situation...her mother stepped out of the room, Alyxandria, though unsettled, continued playing...parent: Asked to put away the toys, Alyxandria resisted and haggled until her mother...

...children when she heard about this study. Her youngest child, Alyxandria, then 2, was prone to tantrums and defiance. "Once I had...Cooper. To picture this circle, counselors asked Latimer and Alyxandria to participate in a classic attachment experiment called the...