Art eases the process of attachment and separation

According to many developmental theorists, when young children enter a new situation, issues of separation and attachment rise quickly to the surface. Therefore these issues are critical for early childhood providers and teachers to address. Extensive research has shown that a child's inability to manage the process of attachment and separation has a direct correlation to various behaviors including aggressiveness, dependency, difficult parent-child relationships, and inferior socialization skills. See Gardner, 1980; Turner, 1991; Hock & Schirtziner, 1992; Lyons-Ruth, 1991, Booth, Rose-Krasner, & Rubin, 1991.