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Sometimes it’s not about getting your child to behave better — it’s about understanding what they’re trying to communicate. ❤️

From tantrums and big emotions to clinginess, conflict and moments when you simply don’t know what to do next, the parent-child connection matters.

The good news? You don’t have to be a perfect parent to build a strong, secure relationship with your child. Small moments of connection, understanding, co-regulation and repair can make a powerful difference.

Discover practical ways to strengthen your parent-child attachment and help your child feel safe, understood, supported and loved. 💕

by Elizabeth Ryan    Continuing on from the first part of this article, which detailed positive and secure styles of attachment, the following are three forms of insecure attachment. Anxious-preoccupied Toddlers with anxious-preoccupied attachment tend to become upset when their… Continue Reading >

by Elizabeth Ryan    Attachment is possibly the most important issue for a baby’s healthy development.  It starts with the emotional bond or relationship between the main caregiver (referred to below as “mother”) and baby. Being baby’s first relationship experience,… Continue Reading >

When everything is uncertain. Everything that is important becomes clear. The last 2 years have been unprecedented.  There has been devastation on a global scale. Loss of lives. Loss of jobs. Loss of businesses. The world and people’s lives have… Continue Reading >

By Kasey Lloyd, Youthrive Psychologist   Why do some children find it easy to converse with family friends, professionals, and strangers while others struggle to whisper ‘hello’? Some researchers suggest we are born with different temperaments, while others suggest that… Continue Reading >

What social psychology can teach us about how to deal with bullying. We all have days when people are not particularly nice to us but bullying is a whole new level of mean that can leave people feeling completely disempowered…. Continue Reading >