Attachment refers to the bond we develop with our caregivers. Attachments are crucial for social and emotional development throughout our lives. They support a feeling of security and safety which enables children to engage in learning, make and maintain friendships and relationships as well as develop a sense of morality and care for others.
Attachments continue into school and building relationships with children to help them feel liked, safe and cared for, which in turn supports with emotional regulation, social skills and access to the curriculum.
You can’t teach children to behave better by making them feel worse. When children children feel better, they behave better.” Pam Leo
Children struggle to regulate if they are not able to first co-regulate, which comes from secure attachments. When we feel students as ‘attention seeking’ we need to reframe this as ‘attention needing’ or ‘connection seeking’ and look beyond the behaviour to consider why they need this more than others.
There are many similarities seen with ADHD and anxiety. The Coventry Grid was developed to compare attachment with autism. Of course attachment can co-occur with other conditions.
What We Offer
- Training with a high focus on understanding and strategies.
- Observation and support for staff to build, repair and maintain relationships.
- Emotion Coaching training
- Individualised Zones of Regulation characters developed with the students to reflect them personally.
- Therapeutic mentoring
- Drawing and talking
- Brick Clubs
- Counselling
Client Feedback
Amazing training!
“Amazing training which clearly highlighted different types of attachment and strategies to support”
— Anonymous
Useful strategies
“Great way of highlighting the varied issues children have to face just to ‘be present’ sometimes. Useful strategies given”
— Anonymous
Good balance
“Very well presented with a good balance of presentation, participation and discussion”
— Anonymous
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