David and Marcia have just adopted a 6-year-old child. They expressed their concern about bonding with their new child to a psychologist. The psychologist responds that recent research indicates that:
A) children can only bond with their biological parents
B) bodily contact immediately after birth is the only way to create parental bonding
C) adoptive parents rarely form bonds with their children
D) adoptive parents can have just as strong bonds as natural parents

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Recent research supports the idea that adoptive parents can form bonds with their children that are just as strong as those formed by biological parents. The ability to bond and form attachments is not limited to biological connections or immediate post-birth contact.

David and Marcia Have Just Adopted a 6-Year-Old Child