Full Description
Secure parent-child attachment is essential to healthy development and well-being—but for young children with disabilities or developmental delays, forming these foundational early relationships can be challenging. The first attachment-focused resource for EI professionals, this groundbreaking book is your complete guide to the why and how of helping families improve the attachment security of children with disabilities.Written in an engaging, conversational style and firmly rooted in EI best practice, this accessible resource delivers practical, evidence-informed strategies for enhancing parent-child relationships in the critical early years. Whether you're an in-service or preservice professional, you'll use this book's candid insights and real-world guidance to strengthen your practice and build brighter futures for young children and families.
Read This Book To:
Learn why attachment matters—and how it affects outcomes in childhood and beyond
Enhance your understanding of children with disabilities and their challenges in forming secure caregiver-child relationships
Develop deeply engaged and respectful partnerships with families to support secure attachment and child development
Apply helpful tools and best-practice principles for informal, natural assessment of attachment
Implement strategies to support the development of positive parent-child relationships
Develop skills in reflective practice and work with diverse families in culturally responsive ways
Contents
About the AuthorForeword by Robin McWilliam
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Time Machine (Why Attachment Matters in Early Childhood Intervention)
Chapter 1: Background and Overview: Why This Book Exists and Why You Should Read It
Chapter 2: Disability and Developmental Delay: Challenges to the Development of Secure Attachment
Chapter 3: How to Support Secure Attachment in Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
Chapter 4: Key Elements of Family-Professional Relationships That Support Secure Attachment
Chapter 5: Assessing Attachment: Best-Practice Principles for Informal, Natural Observations
Chapter 6: Cultural Considerations: What to Know When Working with Families to Support Parent-Child Attachment Security
Chapter 7: Intervention Practices and Strategies That Support the Development of Secure Attachment
Chapter 8: Supporting Those Who Offer Support: Self-Care, Self-Reflection, and Adult Attachment Styles
Chapter 9: The Bigger Picture: You, Me, and the System Providing ECI
Glossary
List of Abbreviations
List of Links
References
