When a parent, for whatever reason, is unable to affectionately
facilitate emotional ties or bonds between parent and child, the child will not be able to experience a healthy attachment.
Factors include the «love, affection and
emotional ties» between parent and child; each parent's ability to provide for the child and extent to which the parent has been the child's primary caregiver; stability of the parent's family unit; and parent's willingness to «
facilitate and encourage a close and continuing parent - child relationship» between the child and other parent.