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[quote=Anonymous]When you say "unstable care," what specifically do you mean?  Are you referring to any situation where a day-time care provider is changed in the first two or three years?  So you're saying that any child who is not exclusively cared for by a single provider for the entire first two or three years is at risk for an attachment disorder?

If that's not what you're saying, then please specify the level at which your concern would be raised.  The following are some childcare provider situations in the first two years.  Which of these do you think constitutes an unacceptable risk for an attachment disorder?  I am assuming in the examples below that the child is well cared for by his/her mother and/or father in the mornings, evenings, overnight, and weekend.  From your posts, it sounds like you would be concerned about ALL of these scenarios.

1.  Child is with the same nanny/au pair during the day for two years.

2.  Child is with a nanny/au pair during the day for the first year, and with a different nanny/au pair during the day for the second year and both are very loving, excellent care providers.

3.  Child is with a different nanny/au pair every 6 months during the day for two years (4 total care providers), but all are loving and treat the child well.

4.  Child is with a different nanny/au pair every 6 months during the day for two years (4 total care providers), but 2 of them ignore the child and 2 of them treat the child well.

5.  Child is in daycare all day with the same three childcare providers rotating duties during the day for two years.

6.  Child is in a daycare that has bad retention and new providers come in the infant room every few months.

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