 This makes serving as a place of comfort as well as a secure base for children difficult.If the caregiver perceives their child’s desire for exploration as separation, then they will encourage behaviors that foster dependence on them.Similarly, when their child needs regulation through discipline, the caregiver may perceive setting boundaries as creating a conflict and due to their need to have connection with their child as their own source of comfort, they become unable to properly set restrictions in their relationship as well.