Your friend nadia has recently had a child, and is struggling with the decision to return to work. "i miss my job terribly," she says," but if i put the baby in day care, she might lose her bond with me! " knowing the research in this area as well as you do, you reply:

The correct answer is - "If your child has a secure attachment to you, child care is very unlikely to take that away!"
Assuming Nadia has already established a secure relationship with her baby, there will be no problems if she goes to work and leaves her daughter in day care. Their relationship won't be diminished given that it was already established and strong enough to survive being apart for a few hours a day.