My DD10 would appear to disprove this notion, as she exhibits the negative behavior above, and there are most definitely no attachment issues.
I was wondering if this pattern can also be attributed to anxiety, or ADHD, EF issues and/or developmental delay.
I don't believe my son has any attachment issues with me, either. But he has definitely internalized the Bad Kid, but *only* in school setting, and seems completely dependent upon environment. In fact, the first time we sought professional help was when he was in a really bad educational setting in second-grade, and (among other obsessive worries) began telling me he was going to "be in jail, because I'm a bad kid."
