Attachment

Attachment is the emotional bond between the child and the parent. To fully grasp the significance of this bond, it is important to understand the different types of attachment, how they develop, and the impact of this bond on young children’s development.

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Information sheets

Parent-child attachment: a bond of trust (Aboriginal parents)

April 2013, 2^nd rev. ed.
Parent-child attachment: a bond of trust

June 2012, Rev. ed.

Voices from the Field

Services and Policies

Challenges faced by parenting program designers

February 2010 | Claire Watson

Thematic bulletins

Responding to children’s needs: Important developmental milestones in young children

CEECD Parenting Series - November 2009
Following in the footsteps of a pioneering canadian researcher in early childhood development

Volume 5, No. 1 - September 2006

Suggested reading...

Healthy Baby, Healthy Brain -- Love Builds Brains (Attachment / Relationships

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Marinus van IJzendoorn, PhD, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Last update: June 2020

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