Babies and toddlers in non-parental daycare can avoid stress and anxiety if they develop a lasting secondary attachment bond with one carer who is consistently accessible to them

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 307-319

  Bowlby, Richard ^a,b  

^a Centre for Child Mental Health   (United Kingdom)

^b Soho Family Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Babies and toddlers; Child minder; Day nursery; Dissociation; Non parental childcare; Primary attachment figure; Secondary attachment figure

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAY CARE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL EVOLUTION;

ANXIETY; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 36749066127     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730701711516     Document Type: Conference Paper

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