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Kids Connection January 2021 Edition: Attachment: What is it, Why is it Important and How to Promote It? by Dione Morgan, MA, ECSE

Dione Morgan, MA, ECSE, is the Child Find Coordinator for the Buena Vista area, Circle of Security parent facilitator and Vice-Chairperson of the Chaffee County Early Childhood Council.

Dr. Donald Woods Winnicott, a renowned pediatrician once said, “There is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone”. From birth, our children cannot survive alone. They always exist in relationship with another person. Infants must form a relationship with a caring adult in order to survive. What was originally believed to be only a relationship based on feeding, this relationship is actually a deep connection between two people. This early connection to another human is the beginning of attachment. Attachment is a bond between two people. This bond, which begins in infancy, has a lasting impact throughout our lives. The strategies to promote attachment can evolve as the child grows, but being consistently responsive to your child’s needs remains the same.

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