Attachment Development is “In”

Abstract

The current focus of research in the discipline of child and youth development is upon attachment development. In the fields of child and youth care practice, efforts are beginning to apply these recent findings to care approaches. In order to sustain the trend, this article outlines concretely, and step-by-step, a study of attachment development and, subsequently, the application of this knowledge to the day-by-day practice of the care of children and youth having to live away from their families.