Specific attachment (7 - 9 months) Special preference for a single attachment figure. The child seeks security, comfort and protection in certain people. Shows fear of strangers (stranger fear) and unhappiness when separated from a special person (separation anxiety). Some children display stranger fear and separation anxiety much more frequently and intensely than others, but nevertheless they are seen as evidence that the child has formed an attachment. This usually develops by one year of age.c. Multiple attachment (from 10 months onwards) The child becomes increasingly independent and forms different attachments. By 18 months, most children develop multiple attachments. The study's results indicated that attachments were more likely to form with those who responded accurately to the baby's cues, not with the person they spent the most time with. Schaffer and Emerson called this responsiveness sensitive. “McLeod, S. A. (2009). Attachment theory. Extracted from