by Terry Levy | May 8, 2015 | Adult Relationships, Psychology
More than 50 percent of marriages end in divorce due to various reasons, including incompatibility, betrayal, substance abuse, attachment problems, faulty communication. Many people lacked role models of healthy long-term love and commitment growing up. When partners...
by Terry Levy | May 7, 2015 | Attachment, Corrective Attachment Parenting, Uncategorized
The treatment process with children who have experienced trauma and compromised attachment must replicate the emotional, social and biological characteristics of secure parent–child attachment. That is, the ingredients found in parent–child relationships leading to...
by Terry Levy | Jan 12, 2015 | Psychology, Theory & Research
For many years science believed that genes are immutable and unchanging. It was presumed that we are either saved or condemned by our genetic make-up. We now know that biology’s most sacred tenet, genetic determination (life is controlled by genes), is a flawed...
by Terry Levy | Jan 12, 2015 | Parenting, Psychology, Uncategorized
Family meals are a good indicator of how families become and stay connected. It is well-known that they are a unifying force in families and reduce behavioral problems in children. Research shows that children who eat dinner with their families do better in school,...
by Terry Levy | Jan 9, 2015 | Parenting, Trauma
A landmark research project over the last 20 years, the Adverse Childhood Experiences study, assessed thousands of adults’ physical and emotional well-being, then asked them about their childhood traumas: abuse, neglect, family dysfunction, and attachment. They found...
