What Makes a Parent Great?

From hard feelings to bad memories, some parents worry that the relationships they had with their own parents will dictate the parent they will become—that…

Leading Through Sibling Conflict

My younger sister used to poke me when I wouldn’t play with her. My first strategy was to tell her to leave me alone and…

Why We Need Strong Relationships With Our Kids

Life is not possible without attachment. We all begin as cells that embed themselves in our biological mother’s womb, with her body providing a warm…

Children need to be tethered emotionally long after the physical cords between us are cut.

Why is psychological attachment important?

What is attachment?

There are six ways a child will develop their attachment to adults which helps ‘root’ them in place. The deeper the attachment roots the greater the potential to explore, learn, and eventually separate from us.

What if your relationship with your own parents wasn’t that great?

What gets in the way of attachment?

It is our deep caring that will help us be capable of sacrifice, consideration, and patience as we face the work that comes with taking care of another being. This means we will need to vulnerably feel the emotions associated with parenting and make room for them.

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