Attachment in Practice – Pre-attachment

0-8 weeks old: In built behaviors and carers responses. John Bowlby – keeping the carer close. Inbuilt behavior from birth. Crying and carer’s response and general responsiveness. Eye contact, conversations and smiling.

Good for looking at

• John Bowlby
• Keeping carer close
• Inbuilt behaviours
• Birth
• Crying
• Carer’s response
• General responsiveness
• Eye contact
• Proto conversations
• Smiling