High Quality Loving Behaviors from Episode #498 and #499
As parents, we genuinely desire to build secure relationships with our kiddos. However, some of us weren’t given a clear or effective template for how to create security for our children. I’ve put together a guide that provides practical ideas for how to engage with our children in ways that instill a strong sense of connection and convey our deep love for them.
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Attachment Patterns from Episode #498 and #499
Attachment Patterns describe the template for how one conceptualizes and shows up in relationships. Our experiences in the earliest years of life within our family of origin form the template. Understanding our own Attachment Pattern and the patterns of those around us help us love and give grace more easily. We also gain information on areas where we can grow and help intervene in the lives of our children to create stronger patterns of security in relationships. Attachment Patterns fall into 2 categories: Secure and Insecure. Ideally, we form secure attachments and carry those patterns into our relationships with our children. Even if we often function from a place of security, we may still have tendencies toward one or more of the insecure attachment patterns. Insecure patterns fall into three categories: Dismissive (or Avoidant), Preoccupied (or Anxious/Entangled), and Disorganized (which uses strategies from the other two insecure patterns). You can find infographic for all 4 Attachment Patterns below.
Insecure Attachment Pattern: Dismissive
Insecure Attachment Pattern: Preoccupied
Insecure Attachment Pattern: Disorganized
How to Play with Your Kiddos
Learn practical keys to providing high-quality playtime with your child so you can maximize time spent connecting and build a strong relationship with you child.
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Regulation Pack
Here’s a great FREE resource I’ve put together for anyone wanting more information and help addressing all the big feelings, overreactions, panic attacks, rage, numbness and feeling like giving up. Once we understand HOW our body works and WHY we get dysregulated, we are much better equipped to take care of ourselves and others. Understanding regulation and dysregulation is key in having healthy relationships and living a life where we can be okay regardless of what’s going on around us. We can learn resiliency and thrive.
Script for Animals of Regulation