Parenting
Help for Trauma Caregivers – Part II
Help for Trauma Caregivers – Part II I will continue this week summarizing a presentation by Bruce Perry (the entire presentation can be found here) titled “Helping Children with Trauma – A brief overview for Caregivers“. As I said last week it is important to remember that this guide by Perry is intended to inform…
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Help for Trauma Caregivers I was reading a presentation by Bruce Perry (the entire presentation can be found here) titled Helping Children with Trauma – A brief overview for Caregivers. It was such a great presentation that I thought I would give you a short summary for my blog this week, thanks to all the…
Read MoreThoughts on Family Time
Family TIME I was thinking about family time spent with your children and how crucial it can be in today’s world. When asked children say the number one thing they want most from their parents is time. Most of us are caught up in a hectic whirlwind of activities which start on Monday morning, end…
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Attachment in the 2nd Year Healthy Attachment Cycle – Second Year As you see in this cycle, our goal with attachment in the second year is to continue the development of our child’s limbic (emotional regulation) system by helping them through the stress of not getting what they want. Remember, little children WILL experience stress…
Read MoreWhat is Attachment – Part 2
Part 2 – What is Attachment What are the needs babies have? Basic needs for all of us humans are food, water, air, clothing and shelter from the environment. Research has also shown that included in our basic needs is physical touch/connection. Babies who have all their other needs met but were deprived of physical…
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