How do babies form attachments?

How do babies develop Attachment?

• The Pre-attachment Phase (0-2/3 months)

Babies prefer human beings to physical objects. Show little discriminiation between familiar/unfamiliar people.

• The indiscriminate/attachment in the making phase (3-7/8 months)

Babies begin to discriminate between familiar/unfamiliar people, smiling at people they know - no stranger anxiety exists. Happy to be handled by…