You leave your child with a babysitter. When you return, your child ignores you. Your child's behavior indicates an insecure-ambivalent attachment.

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Ignoring the parent upon their return is more indicative of an insecure-avoidant attachment style, not insecure-ambivalent. Insecure-ambivalent attachment is characterized by children showing distress when the parent leaves and ambivalence upon their return, seeking and resisting contact simultaneously.

You Leave Your Child with a Babysitter