For Parents and Caregivers

Whether you are a biological parent to a child, or you are a foster parent, an adoptive parent, a step-parent, a grandparent or simply a trusted adult in a child's life, every parent and caregiver longs for a deep connection with their child. We are here to help!

Bio Parents

Attachment Theory

From the cradle to the grave we long to establish close bonds with trusted others we can lean on for care and support

Attachment

"I want to be close to you."

Inter-subjectivity

"I want to share my inner life with you."

Shame

"I am bad. I need to protect myself."

Repairs

"I feel distant from you and want to feel close again."

Two Hands of Parenting

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Behavior Is Communication

Last night was easy. She told me. It took the guesswork out of trying to figure out what she was feeling. But she didn’t tell me with her words. She didn’t “use her voice.” Her body told me. She was either cold or she was scared. Frankly, it could have been either, but since we were under a tornado watch and the wind was blowing madly through the tops of the trees and it was beginning to rain, her body was shaking like one of the leaves outside, it was easy for me to tell tha

Attachment Related Questions

Attachment Related Questions Innate within each one of us is the need for close, intimate relationships. We want people in our lives who we can depend on if ever we are hurt or confused. Life is hard enough as it is. The only thing worse that what life may throw at us is feeling alone in it. We all want to be listened to, heard, accepted. We long to know that no matter what I experience, there is at least one person who will see me and fully embrace me in all my beauty (or la