REASONS FOR POOR ATTACHMENT

REASONS FOR POOR ATTACHMENT

1. Seperation

   • May be due to illness or parents divorcing
     • Impact baby's sense of identity

2. Foster care/adoption

   • Children within care system may experience inconsistency of caregivers
     • Impact attachment in future and their sense of identity

3. Emotional unavailability

   • May be due to parents having problems with alcohol or drug abuse, illness, generally struggling with their role

4. Disability

   • Some parents find it harder to attach to a baby with a disability and may struggle with their feelings
     • Babies with disabilities may have difficulty forming attachments

5. Prematurity

   • Cannot be picked up or held in an incubator
     • Impact attachment process

6. Post natal depression

   • Some mothers are depressed after birth
     • Impact mothers ability to bond with her baby