Not exact matches
Thanks to Bowlby's theory we know that
Secure attachment causes the parts of your baby's brain responsible for social and
emotional development, communication, and relationships to grow and
develop in the best way possible.
Most of us know that a
secure attachment to an attuned parent contributes enormously to a child's
developing sense of self,
emotional resilience, and capacity for intimacy.
You'll discover how your child's brain is
developing at each stage of growth and learn to use reasonable, easy - to - implement guidelines based on sound science to foster
secure attachment, healthy social skills, and
emotional regulation in your child.
Secure attachment in infancy is associated with optimal later development across all domains including
emotional, regulating behaviour, ability to
develop relationships, ability to learn and succeed.
Your attention to your baby's
emotional needs now will help build the strong lifelong
attachment that will help your child
develop secure and enduring relationships with others.
Children who are lucky enough to have a
secure attachment tend to learn more quickly, to be more cooperative, and to
develop the social and
emotional skills they will need to thrive.
When we are lucky enough to have
secure attachment experiences in which we feel seen, safe, soothed, and
secure, our brain
develops in ways that promote
emotional regulation, resilience, and connection with others.
Sue Johnson, who
developed emotionally focused therapy (based on
attachment theory) for couples, describes the emotional need we all have for secure attachments or bonding with others in her book Attachment Processes in Couple and Famil
attachment theory) for couples, describes the
emotional need we all have for
secure attachments or bonding with others in her book
Attachment Processes in Couple and Famil
Attachment Processes in Couple and Family Therapy:
Ideally, children
develop secure attachment (a healthy
emotional bond) with caregivers.
Emotionally Focused Therapy is a safe, warm, research proven method that helps couples reconnect,
develop a
secure attachment, and build
emotional and physical intimacy.
Attachment refers to the
emotional bond infants tend to
develop with their primary caregivers, which may have a tendency toward
secure or insecure with both dynamics existing on a continuum (Bowlby, 1969).
Maternal support at times of distress is particularly important in facilitating
emotional regulation and with the development of a
secure child - mother
attachment (McElwain and Booth - LaForce 2006; Bigelow et al. 2010) because it allows the infant to
develop a sense of security that their needs will be met and provides a model on which they can learn to self - soothe.