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A child who has a strong relationship with Mom during preschool years tends to form closer friendships in grade school, finds a new study that also indicates why.

“In a secure, emotionally open mother-child relationship, children develop a more positive, less biased understanding of others, which then promotes more positive friendships during the early school years,” said researcher Nancy McElwain of the University of Illinois.

Scientists have known about the link between attachment with the mother and a child’s resulting friendship quality, but they haven’t fully understood why.

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