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The task of this thesis was to find out, how child-parent attachment bond could be strengthen in The Incredible Years -parent education program. The Incredible Years is American program, which decreases children conduct disorders. Previous studies have given evidence of the program’s large effectiveness. There is still only few researches on The Incredible Years in Finland. From the point of view of attachment theory there is only very little research. Previous attachment researches have proven attachment bond’s remarkable effect to children development. Attachment theory is this thesis’ theoretical framework. This research is qualitative and empiric. The research material of this thesis is literary: The Incredible Years-guidebook to parents, 320pp. The guidebook was analyzed by theory-based content analysis. Attachment theory and sensitivity construct constituted the theoretical framework. Results of the analysis were compatible with attachment theory’s sensitivity construct. There were discovered four main results. The Incredible Years-guidebook’s instructions to strengthen the attachment bond to parents were: sensitize to your children signals and needs, be moderate and fast with your reactions to children signals, be children-centered and pay attention to your children needs and be consistent in your parenting.