If your child has an attachment disorder or struggles with other mental health, behavioral or emotional issues, the start of the 2020-21 school year presents challenges like no other. At least 35 of the nation’s 50 largest school districts have opted to educate...
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. This year, as we continue to deal with the significant challenges of life during COVID-19, please make it a point to check in with a loved one who may be struggling. If you or someone you know is in crisis and...
As we get ready to send our students back to school – whether they can go fully in-person, a few days a week, or attend virtually – it is critical to keep in mind that they have been through a historically tumultuous time. Like everyone, young people have had to...
Communication transmitted through touch is one of the most powerful ways to establish a secure and close human relationship. Touch is the first sense to develop in the womb, and the first sense to create a human bond. The pregnant mother lovingly touches her stomach,...
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Attachment and Trauma: Healing Children/Healthy Caregivers
Four Sessions:
February 4
Understanding attachment and trauma
February 11 Positive parenting/caregiving concepts and skills
February 18 Self-care practices for parents, caregivers and helping agents
February 25 Dealing with the adversity and hardships of COVID-19.
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.