About this handbook
Understanding attachment, a child's emotional bond with the people who care for them, is the foundation of fostering. This handbook explains secure and insecure attachment, separation and loss, and why some children behave in ways that are hard to live with. It introduces the Secure Base Model and gives practical ways to help children name and manage feelings, and to promote positive behaviour.
What it covers
- Secure and insecure attachment
- Separation, loss and behaviour
- The Secure Base Model in everyday life
- Helping children express and manage feelings
- Observing and recording behaviour
- Promoting positive behaviour and managing risk
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