Developing Secure Attachment Through Play: Helping Vulnerable Children Build their Social and Emotional Wellbeing

Developing Secure Attachment Through Play offers a range of imaginative and engaging play-based activities to help vulnerable young children forge safe attachments with their caregivers. The book focuses on key developmental stages, such as social-emotional development, object permanence, and physical and sensory development, and considers pertinent issues such as trauma, separation, loss, and transition. It includes 80 activities, case vignettes, scripts, and resources to create a safe and respectful environment for vulnerable children.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 194 pages
Publication date: 27 July 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Developing Secure Attachment Through Play is a comprehensive guide designed to assist vulnerable young children in forging safe and nurturing attachments with their caregivers. Focusing on key developmental stages that may have been overlooked due to challenging life circumstances, such as social-emotional development, object permanence, and physical and sensory development, the book delves into pertinent issues such as trauma, separation, loss, and transition. Each chapter explores these topics from a theoretical perspective, providing insights into the underlying mechanisms that shape attachment.

To illustrate the theory in practice, the book offers a range of engaging and imaginative play-based activities that can be conducted at home or in educational settings. These activities are carefully crafted to facilitate attachment and enhance social-emotional development. From mirroring and construction play to physical play and baby doll play, the activities cover a wide spectrum of experiences that promote secure attachment.

In addition to the activities, the book provides valuable resources for parents, caregivers, and practitioners. It includes case vignettes that showcase creative activities and strategies for creating a safe and respectful environment for vulnerable children. Scripts and strategies are also provided to support practitioners in implementing these activities effectively.

Furthermore, the book offers photocopiable and downloadable resources, including early learning goals, a collection of therapeutic stories, and a transition calendar. These resources are designed to support practitioners in planning and implementing activities that promote healthy attachment and support the overall development of young children.

By engaging children in these activities, parents, caregivers, and practitioners can help them develop a sense of belonging and enhance their self-esteem. Developing Secure Attachment Through Play serves as a valuable resource for early years practitioners, adoptive, foster, and kinship parents, therapists, and social workers who support young children in their care.

Weight: 698g
Dimension: 221 x 296 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367712884