How to Help Loved Ones with Attachment Disorder

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Read up on attachment theory.. Understand the causes of attachment disorders.. Know the different types of attachment disorders.

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Read up on attachment theory.

Step 1

Read up on attachment theory.

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Understand the causes of attachment disorders.

Step 2

Understand the causes of attachment disorders.

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Know the different types of attachment disorders.

Step 3

Know the different types of attachment disorders.

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Make an appointment with a pediatrician.

Step 4

Make an appointment with a pediatrician.

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Create routines to give your child a sense of consistency.

Step 5

Create routines to give your child a sense of consistency.

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Set consequences for undesirable behaviors.

Step 6

Set consequences for undesirable behaviors.

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Give praise and physical touch often.

Step 7

Give praise and physical touch often.

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Participate in family therapy.

Step 8

Participate in family therapy.

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Be emotionally available.

Step 9

Be emotionally available.

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Set and respect personal boundaries.

Step 10

Set and respect personal boundaries.

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Support your own mental and physical health.

Step 11

Support your own mental and physical health.

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Participate in individual or couples therapy.

Step 12

Participate in individual or couples therapy.

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