The Attachment Theory was
developed by John Bowlby in 1969 and provided a way to understand the nature of
mother/infant relationship (Colmer, Rutherford, & Murphy, 2011). Attachment
within children provides a sense of security between the child, caregiver, and
the environment they are in. Families should understand the importance of
attachment and how it affects a child’s development. A secure and consistent
relationship through a secure base develops a child’s sense of connection and
belonging (Colmer, Rutherford, & Murphy, 2011). When
children are rejected from caregivers it causes them to have trust issues and
they lose that sense of security. Attachment
theorists suggest that attachment security with parents supports the quality of
social adaptation in peer groups during early childhood, and numerous studies
supporting this conjecture have been published (Veríssimo, Santos, Fernandes,
& Vaughn, 2014). The goal of
informing parents about attachment from an Early Childhood Administrator standpoint
is to let them know how children develop and engage in the classroom setting
from this aspect.
References
Colmer, K., Rutherford, L.,
& Murphy, P. (2011). Attachment Theory and Primary Caregiving. Australasian
Journal Of Early Childhood, 36(4), 16-20.
Veríssimo, M., Santos, A. J.,
Fernandes, C., & Vaughn, B. E. (2014). Associations between Attachment
Security and Social Competence in Preschool Children. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly:
Journal Of Developmental Psychology, 60(1), 80-99.
