Ask the Expert: building a healthy attachment

Attachment refers to an emotional bond between a child and his or her parent, with its purpose being to make a child safe, secure and protected. To answer your questions on attachment and why it is a foundation for your child's development, we have Yasmeen Kassim - child psychologist, who will be our Expert for this session 👩🏼‍⚕️ So leave your questions in the comment section below before the session on 28 September (Monday)! 🤩

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When does Attachment develop?

Yasmeen Kassim

Child Psychologist

4y ago

Attachments develop during the first 18 months or so of a child’s life, starting with instinctual behaviours such as crying or clinging. Approximately around six months of age, infants start to anticipate parent’s responses to their distress and shape their own behaviours accordingly. The quality of attachment that an infant develops with their caregiver is mostly determined by parent’s attunement and responses to the infant’s needs.

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