Rethinking Attachment for Early Childhood Practice Promoting Security, Autonomy and Resilience in Young Children

Part 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction Part 2: The significance of attachment relationships Chapter 2: Attachment Theory Chapter 3: Internal working models Chapter 4: Quality of attachment Chapter 5: Attachment and resilience Part 3: Attachment through infancy and early childhood Chapter 6: Infancy and developing trust Chapter 7: Toddlerhood and becoming autonomous Chapter 8: The preschool years Chapter 9: Attachment and cognitive competence Part 4: Attachment issues Chapter 10: Separation experiences Chapter 11: Adult attachment issues Chapter 12: Cultural perspectives on attachment Chapter 13: When attachment needs are unmet Part 5: Conclusion Chapter 14: Rethinking attachment for early childhood policies and practices Bibliography Index

Sharne Rolfe is a psychologist and senior lecturer in early child development at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of Doing Early Childhood Research.