For children, the world is a completely new experience, full of new sights and sounds, and their parents are the first teachers who educate them to new environment around them. Additionally, they learn about their surroundings through touch, which is an important part of how babies observe this strange new world. Infants and young children learn how relationships are formed through attachment to and bonding with parents. Babies and toddlers love hugs, kisses, gentle caresses from mom and dad, as well as being sung to and read to at night. Watching parents bond with their children is a beautiful display of love and affection between parent and child. Seeing their child smile and be happy when parents enter the room are signs of healthy attachment. In order for children to feel safe and secure, they need to form a loving bond between their parents and caregivers. Healthy signs of attachment are eye contact with parents, feeling safe when parents leave the room, feeling close to their parents, the baby or toddler is friendly and not afraid to explore the world without their parents. The first components of a healthy attachment for infants and toddlers depend on their ability to make eye contact with their parents and feel safe when their parents leave the room. According to an article on Kidshealth.com it states that “eye contact provides meaningful communication at close range” (Bonding with Your Baby, 2011). The first face a baby sees is that of its mother. As a result, babies take cues from their mothers' and fathers' facial expressions and feel safe when they are in their parents' arms. According to an article in the Encyclopedia of Child Health, they have loving parents who will protect them from the dangers of the world. Works Cited: Brotherson, S. ( 2006). Keys to building attachment with young children. Retrieved from http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs631w.htmn/a, . (2011). Bond with your baby. Retrieved from http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/communicating/bonding.html#n/a, . (2011). Attachment between child and caregiver. Encyclopedia of Children's Health. Retrieved July 31, 2011, from http://www.healthofchildren.com/A/Attachment-Between-Infant-and-Caregiver.htmln/a, . (2011). Different types of parent-child relationships. Retrieved from http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/attachment.htmlPerry, D. (2011). Attachment: the first strong point. Retrieved from http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/bruceperry/attachment.htm