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attachment styles of pupils in early childhood education in Kaduna metropolis, Nigeria. The study
had three objectives; three hypotheses were formulated and tested. The population for the study
was 451 early childhood education pupils out of which 83 pupils were studied; 39 males (47%)
while 44 females (53 %). Correlation type of survey was employed in the conduct of the research.
The instruments used in collecting data were parenting practices and child attachment style
checklists. The attachment style checklist was administered by the research assistants on the
sampled pupils while the parenting practices checklist was administered to the parents of the
sampled pupils. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was the statistical tool used in
analyzing the data collected. Results of the analyses indicated significant correlation existed
between attachment parenting practice and secure attachment style (p = .003), but there was no
significant correlation between attachment parenting practice and ambivalent attachment style (p
= .212) as well as between attachment parenting practice and ambivalent attachment style (p =.
081. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that parents and caregivers should
employ best parenting practices like attachment parenting so that the child grows up in secure
environment and develop secure attachment style among others.

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