Parenting Resources | Understanding & Stages
Ages 0–2
Building Attachments
Having a 0-2-year-old infant or a toddler in the family can be all-consuming. They depend on their caregivers for almost everything, and they are changing almost daily. Caregivers need to continually adjust and learn from kids as they discover new things about themselves, their family, and the world around them. In these early years, mothers, fathers, and other parenting adults can set patterns for deep attachment, trust, and a strong relationship through the ways they interact with their child, how they respond to their child’s behavior, and how they introduce their infant and toddler to the world around them.
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* Search Institute describes spiritual development as “a constant, ongoing, and dynamic interplay between one’s inward journey and one’s outward journey.” It occurs both within and outside of religious traditions, beliefs, and practices. See our international, multi-faith, and multicultural research in this area of human development.