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Theories of Attachment

Theories of Attachment

An Introduction to Bowlby, Ainsworth, Gerber, Brazelton, Kennell, and Klaus
February 2009
Trade Paperback · 120 Pages
$24.95 U.S.
ISBN 9781933653389
Redleaf Press

 

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Description

In this book, early childcare professionals will gain an understanding of the theories of attachment as well as the background and research of the prominent minds behind them. This book explains the core elements of each theorist’s work and the ways these elements impact and support interactions with babies, including the topics of bonding, feeding practices, separation anxiety, and stranger anxiety.

Carol Garhart Mooney, also the author of the best-selling Theories of Childhood, has worked as a preschool teacher and college instructor of early childhood education for over thirty years.

About the Author

Carol Garhart Mooney has worked as a preschool teacher and college instructor for over 30 years. She currently serves as the child care services manager at Belknap-Merrimack Head Start and an instructor in early childhood education at the College of Lifelong Learning. She is also the author of Theories of Childhood.