Pre$-$Attachment $(0-6$ weeks$)$: need close contactAttachment in the making $($to $6-8$ mo$.)$ Respond $+$ to caregiversClear$-$cut Attachment $($to $1\mathrm{.}5$ years$)$Seek contact with caregiverCaregivers as secure baseReciprocal relationships $(1\mathrm{.}5$ years $->)$ Partnership with caregiversinternal working model of attachment