1. 0-6 weeks

2. babies dont interact but they are happier around humans

Indiscriminate Attachment ->

1. 6 weeks - 6 months

2. babies interact with everyone but they don't form any specific attachments as they don't show any signs of stranger or seperation anxiety.

   
   

Specific Attachments ->

1. 7 months

2. when the babies form specific attachments to their caregiver that reciprocates responses the most.

Multiple Attachments ->

1. 9 months - 1 year

2. babies form multiple attachments to faces that are the most recognisable or familiar.

Binish & Minhaal

• INDISCRIMINATE ATTACHMENT

• 2-7 months, where they display observable social behavior, and start to prefer people than inanimate objects. they recognize familiar adults yet usually accept cuddles and comfort from any adult without showing separation or stranger anxiety.

• SPECIFIC ATTACHMENT

• from 7 months, where they show stranger anxiety and separation anxiety from specific attachment, who is often the primary caregiver/ attachment figure, who offers most interaction and interaction al synchrony

• MULTIPLE ATTACHMENT

• when babies start to show attachment to more than one adult snd form secondary attachment with adults wirh whom they regularly spend time with. these form quite quickly after specific attachments (29% had one within one month) and by the age of 1 most infants had multiple attachments.

Schaffers stages of attachment:

Asocial stage (0-6 weeks) :

• recognizes and forms bonds with it’s carers (usually mother)

• Baby’s reaction to inanimate objects and humans is usually the same.

• Happier in the presence of humans and prefer familiar adults

Indiscriminate attachment (2-7 months) :

• Display more observable behavior

• Show preference for people rather than inanimate objects

• Accept comfort from any adult (indiscriminate)

• No separation or stranger anxiety

Specific attachment (around 7 months) :

• Start to display anxiety towards strangers

• Get anxious when separated from one particular adult (65% of the time biological mother) as the primary attachment figure

• Not necessarily the person spent most time with however it depends on the quality of the interactions

Multiple attachments (9 months onwards) :

• Extend their attachment behaviors to the adults that are not the primary caregiver

• Called secondary attachments

• 29% of the children had secondary attachments within a month of forming a primary specific attachment

1. 0-6 weeks

2. babies interact with humans and inanimate objects similarly and cannot differentiate. However, they are happier around humans

Indiscriminate Attachment ->

1. 6 weeks - 6 months

2. babies interact with everyone but they don't form any specific attachments as they don't show any signs of stranger or seperation anxiety.

   
   

Specific Attachments ->

1. 7 months

2. when the babies form specific attachments to their caregiver that reciprocates responses the most. This is shown through babies protesting when the caregiver leave (seperation anxiety)

Multiple Attachments ->

1. 9 months - 1 year

2. babies form multiple attachments to faces that are the most recognisable or familiar.

Binish & Minhaal

By Meer and Adaah

As a result of the study conducted, Schaffer and Emerson found out 4 stages of attachment. These include:

1) Asocial stage (between 0-6 weeks)

-> Infants respond to objects, such as toys, and humans in a similar manner

-> However, may show preference to familiar faces. This may be affected by reciprocity by a specific adult.

2) Indiscriminate stage (6 weeks - 6 months)

-> Babies during this period show a significant social behaviour

-> This results in babies allowing anyone to comfort them and show no ‘favoritism’.

-> Nevertheless, they can differentiate between people and have preference towards familiar faces; primary caregiver or someone with a high quality of attachment with the infant.

3) Specific stage (7 months +)

-> During this stage, infants start showing an increased preference towards a particular care giver

-> This person provides comfort and high interactional synchrony to the infant.

-> This stage also is said to show signs of separation anxiety in infants, whereas they get cranky and anxious when their preferred individual has left the room.

4)multiple stage (10 - 11+ months)

-> infants start to form attachments with others; cousins, grandparents, aunts, etc

-> attachments do vary depending on quality, importance and impact for the baby