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Understand children’s needs in relation to emotional well-being

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‘Attachment and child development’ from NSPCC Learning

Read the ‘Introduction’, ‘Stages of attachment’, ‘Types of attachment’. You may wish to read the remaining sections as Extended Learning.

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Click on this link to read more about the different theories on child development and well-being.
You do not have to buy these books below. They should be freely available through your library service or setting.
'Child care and the growth of love' by Bowlby, J. (1953) Harmondsworth, Penguin Books.
'Fifty Years of Attachment Theory' by Bowlby, R. (2004) London, Karnac Books Ltd.
'The Revised EYFS in Practice'' by Langston, A. and Doherty, J. (2012) London, Featherstone Education.
'Key Persons in the Early Years' by Elfer, P., Goldschmeid, E. and Selleck, D. (2012) London, David Fulton Publishers Ltd.
'Why love matters: how affections shapes a baby's brain' by Gerhardt, S. (2004) East Sussex, Routledge.
'Secure attachment promotes health and well-being' by the National Children's Bureau. Click to learn about attachment and looked after children.

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