| There is power to a parent showing up, so that children feel safe, seen, soothed and secure. However, showing up is the goal of parenting, creating a secure attachment style. A secure attachment increases children’s lifelong satisfaction and happiness. It optimizes their sense of identity, quality of their relationships, their academic and career success and even how their brains develop. Benefits of a secure attachment look like this: Higher self esteemBetter emotional regulation Greater academic success and leadership qualities More positive engagement with peers Better in coping in times of stress Closer friendships with peers and parents More effective social interaction More empathy Greater trust in life |
| Secure attachment* can smooth things out for children, especially those dealing with extra challenges like traumatic life experiences, environmental stress, development or medical or genetic challenges as well as learning difficulties. *people with secure attachment style tend to feel safe, seen, soothe, secure, stable, also more satisfied in close relationships. While they don’t fear on being on their own. Securely attached children are better able to regulate their emotions and make good decisions. They are more adept at considering consequences and the perspective of others and at handling themselves in ways that are constructive and beneficial rather than harmful or destructive. This of course makes things easier on both child and parent as well as the relationship between the two. Even if we didn’t have secure attachment from our own caregivers, we can still provide it to our children, if we have reflected on and made sense of our own attachment history. You really can provide a loving, stable foundation for your child, even if you didn’t receive one from your own parents. #secureattachment #succesfulparenting #attachmentstyles #benefitsofsecureattachment #Prodigiouspda |