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Rethinking attachment : fostering positive relationships between infants, toddlers and their primary caregivers
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posted on 2009-10-01, 00:00 authored by M Ebbeck, Bonnie YimThis article provides a synthesis of current theory and research in relation to attachment between infants/toddlers and their caregivers. Worldwide statistics show that there are a significant number of women working in the global labour market. In Australia, recent research also found that over 300,000 children aged 0-5 years are currently attending long day child care, and a child can spend up to 12,500 hours in child care before starting school (based on attendance of 50 hours per week for five years). In order to understand the importance of developing secure relationships that build on the first transition from home to child-care centre, semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect views from parents and child-care staff. Results showed that most participants in the sample were in favour of using a primary caregiver approach. Implications for the implementation of this approach will be discussed.
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Early child development and careVolume
179Issue
7Pagination
899 - 909Publisher
RoutledgeLocation
Oxon, EnglandPublisher DOI
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0300-4430eISSN
1476-8275Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2009, Taylor & FrancisUsage metrics
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