Professionals can help these children battle the enemy within themselves. Unattached children display startling and bizarre behavior and seem to lack conscience for their actions. They are guided only by what they want at the moment. They have no regard for how their behavior impacts another human being. Coping with the behavior of an unattached child in the classroom is one of the most demanding challenges teachers face.
Unattached children are manipulative and self-centered.
They have extreme self-control difficulties. However, they attempt to control everyone around them. Discipline techniques may seem awkward to teachers who have never experienced the controlling behavior of a severely unattached child. Love and praise are simply not sufficient for these children. Unattached children learn trust only when they begin to give up control.