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I dont think that there is a specific date that the child is attached. It is really case by case. I have read that attachment cant be fully realized until the child has been home 2 years. I am sure that many children bond more quickly and easily than this and many have issues that take much longer.
If your gut feeling is "I think there are still attachment issues here", then I you are very likely right.
You are smart to assume that a change in her schedule might amplify attachment issues. I think there may be a way to compromise. Maybe your DH can make the move to his new hours slowly while his mother is there with them and ease Aisling into the new schedule. Since his mother is someone she knows and has spent time with in the past, and she will still be at home, this could be a good situation for you.
All the best,
Christina
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Christina
Big Boy (b. 9/1/01 a. 11/16/04)
Buttercup (b. 6/8/04 a. 11/16/04)
Vladivostok, Russia
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