WELCOME
The Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) is a home-visiting parenting program developed by Dr. Mary Dozier to help caregivers nurture and respond sensitively to their infants and toddlers to foster their development and form strong and healthy relationships.
ABC is Evidence-Based
In randomized controlled trials, when compared with a control parenting program:
- Children are more likely to be securely attached to their caregivers
- On average, children develop more normative stress hormone patterns (see right)
- Children develop better impulse control
- Children are less likely to show anger during a challenging task
- Children have an easier time switching between complex tasks (executive functioning)
- Children have more advanced receptive language abilities
- Parents respond to their young children with more sensitivity
