Dr. Wollin's Adoption

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After listening to Dr. Wollin heartfelt testimony about her adoptive daughter transition, I imagine that in the orphanage she became very guarded and self-regulated. I believe it was to protect herself from feeling emotion towards other providers and developing an attachment that would have been unstable and not secure. I also suspect that in the orphanage there were so many little children in close proximity to one another it was best to interact with your peers versus a caregiver which was probably limited due to caregiver and children ratio. Perhaps, this that type of behavior is what influence Dr. Wollin new daughter to not react to separation anxiety or stranger anxiety because of her undeveloped attachment with caregivers. In contrast,

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