Attachment is the strong, affectionate tie we have with special people in our lives that leads us to experience pleasure and joy when we interact with them and to be comforted by their nearness in times of stress.
By the second half of the first year, infants have become attached to familiar people who have responded to their needs (Berk 2013: 428).
Within the UK, attachment theory has had significance for the policies and practice that relate to social work and childcare: in particular, for the safeguarding of children, the provision of foster care, and the planning of a permanent home for those who are unable to live with their family of origin (see for example, NICE 2015; Schofield & Beek 2006).
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