Preattachment: The Four Stages Of Attachment

“Psychoanalyst John Bowlby (1988) defined attachment as “any form of behavior that results in a person attaining or maintaining proximity to some other clearly identified individual who is conceived of as better able to cope with the world.” (Post, Hohmann, & Epstein, n.d.)There are 4 stages of attachment Preattachment, Attachment in the making, Clear-cut attachment, Formation of reciprocal relationship. With each stage comes an age when typically developed. Starting from 6 weeks to 2 years of age. “Children use the secure attachments they form with their primary caregivers at home as the basis for forming attachments with other significant adults in their child care setting.” (Post, Hohmann, & Epstein, n.d.) Questions that I still have would