ABSTRACT
Every reader of the story about June and Adam will be able to relate to and locate him or herself in it in some way. It is a story about attachment, and this is something that is important to us all. Bowlby and others have contributed much to our understanding of the ways in which we form attachments, and the consequences of attachment experiences for our emotional development. June and Adam had what Bowlby would have described as a secure attachment, relationship, because as soon as she was able to do so she responded to the distress caused by Adam's fatigue by taking the time to comfort him. This basic attachment need for a secure base is so strong that a child will always attempt to develop a bond with its care-givers regardless of how its care-givers respond to it. Much has been learned about adult attachment through the work of Mary Main, who developed the adult attachment interview.
