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Critically discuss the implications of attachment theory for different forms of child care.
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Option 1 Critically discuss the implications of attachment theory for different forms of child care. Attachment is a universal and vital component of human relationships. This essay will examine the impact the theory of attachment has made on the assessment of different types of child care. The attachment theories and evidence, which describe the characteristics of the early mother-child bonds, put forward by the famous psychoanalytically trained psychiatrist, John Bowlby and his student Mary Ainsworth, will be outlined. Subsequently, the additional, and sometimes contradicting, evidence and explanations will be discussed focusing primarily on the emotional and social development implications of different forms of care, such as care provided by other family members, childminders or institutions. Is it possible that, as the theories of attachment suggest, only the children who receive continuous and devoted attention of their primary caregiver will be able to achieve sound emotional and social growth? Can the negative...
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