Attachment disorders can be cause by a myriad of things. Unmet needs in infancy, abuse, placement in foster care or some other form of severe trauma can cause a child to develop this disorder. In an effort to help parents, caregivers and professionals alike learn how to interact with children who have attachment disorders, the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth sponsored a three-hour seminar titled "Childhood Attachment and Attachment Disorders."

"While discussing healthy and unhealthy attachments, [Kevin] Wood [of Agape Child and Family Services] asked the audience to describe some of the characteristics of children they work with. Angry, apathetic, violent, self-destructive, defiant, emotionally unstable, bullying, thrill-seeking, attention-getting, defensive and uncooperative are a sampling."

Wood encouraged the audience that such behaviors can be improved. He also stressed the importance of talking about why the behavior, not the child, is wrong. Read more at JacksonSun.com.

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