Real world application

• P- one strength of Schaffer and Emerson’s staged is that they have practical application in day-care
• E- in the multiple and indiscriminate attachment stages day care is Likely to be straightforward as babies can easily be comforted by any adult
• E- however, Schaffer and Emersons research tell us that day care, especially starting day care with an unfamiliar adult, may be problematic during the specific attachment stage
• L- this means that working parents can use Schaffer and Emersons stages to decide when it is best to put their child in daycare