Introduction

Background

Methodology

The problem

Attachment theory and trauma. Organized attachment styles; Disordered attachment; Parenting disordered attachment

How foster and adoptive parents become secure attachment figures for the children in their care. Access information and support; Developing their own security of attachment through relationships with other people and with God

God as a secure base for both parents and children

A brief theological argument for the use of an attachment based approach to parenting foster and adopted children

Conclusion