Lesson 3.2: Attachment and Bonding
Lesson Summary
This lesson addresses the importance of attachment and bonding and helps parents understand how to respond effectively to their child’s wants, and needs.
Key Understandings
Parents understand the difference between secure and insecure attachment.
Parents can distinguish a child’s needs versus their wants.
BEFORE: Engage in Learning
Children’s literature offers countless examples of secure attachment. Watch and listen to The Kissing Hand book to learn more about attachment.
The Kissing Hand Book
This video introduces attachment, what it looks like, and feels like.
As you watch the video think about the following questions:
How do you know that Chester has a secure attachment with his mother?
What did he do?
What did he say?
What did he think?
DURING: Explore new concepts
Secure Attachment
A secure attachment ensures that your child will feel secure, understood, learn to trust and know they can count on you!
Insecure Attachment
An insecure attachment bond fails to meet your child’s need for security, understanding, and calm, preventing the child’s developing brain from organizing itself in the best ways.
Attachment and Bonding
Attachment and bonding are both ways to describe the feelings between you and your baby, but attachment has a broader meaning than bonding.
Bonding is all about you! It's about the surge of love and tenderness you feel for your baby.
Read the following article on the difference between attachment and bonding.
AFTER: Extend your learning
Why is attachment and bonding so important?
Exit Ticket: Final Reflection
Exit Ticket_Self-Care Reflection.pdfSelf-Care
The feelings you experience as a caregiver or parent can shape the developmental process occurring in your child’s brain
It is important to take care of your own physical, emotional and spiritual health and well-being. If you do not take care of yourself, it is unlikely that you can be there for your child and meet their needs.
Answer the self-care reflection questions on the exit ticket provided.