Negative experiences in early childhood can be incredibly destructive to a person’s view of themselves, their ability to maintain healthy relationships, their coping skills and their health and wellbeing. Conversely, positive experiences can be equally as...
From Thanksgiving until the New Year families tend to spend a lot of time together. Children are home from school for days and weeks, emotions run high and sometimes everyone is stuck in the house because of inclement weather. What does this tend to mean for siblings?...
Each month, Dr. Levy answers a common question he has received from professionals, caregivers and parents during three decades of pioneering work on attachment theory, treatment and training. This month he discusses the importance of family routines and rituals in...
As we’ve discussed in a previous blog, the ability to regulate and control impulses, emotions, and level of arousal is usually learned in the context of the secure attachment relationship during the first three years of life. A child with an attachment disorder, who...
As a parent or caregiver of a child who has experienced earlier trauma or neglect, you are probably routinely on a roller coaster ride of emotions with them. You likely also witness frequent temper tantrums and often impulsive, sometimes destructive and maybe even...
It is the deep and enduring connection established between a child and caregiver in the first several years of life. However, more and more children are failing to develop secure attachments to loving, protective caregivers. These children are left without the most important foundation for healthy development and are at risk for:
These books and journal articles explain the most important aspects of attachment in adults and children, child maltreatment, treatment approaches, parenting and related social issues.
It is the deep and enduring connection established between a child and caregiver in the first several years of life. However, more and more children are failing to develop secure attachments to loving, protective caregivers. These children are left without the most important foundation for healthy development and are at risk for: