Description With practical tips and real-life examples from an experienced educator, this insightful book explores how the process of healthy attachment develops in young children (until 6 years old), what conditions are needed for becoming well bonded and how caregivers and educators can help in this important process. C O N T E N T S PART I: WHAT IS HEALTHY ATTACHMENT? 1. Healthy Attachments for Harmonious Living 2. A Brief History of Parenting in the Twentieth Century 3. The Beginnings of Attachment Theory 4. It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child PART II: BUILDING BLOCKS IN THE ATTACHMENT PROCESS 5. The Attachment Pyramid 6. One: Building Basic Security 7. Two: Building Trust 8. Three: Building Self-confidence 9. Four: Building Independence 10. Five: Building Creativity PART III: FURTHER ADVICE FOR EVERYDAY PARENTING 11. The Inner Working Model: Weaving the Bond 12. Educating the Will 13. Unhealthy attachment 14. The More Securely Attached the Better References and Further Reading
