by Terry Levy | May 2, 2016 | Attachment
Early experiences with caregivers shape a child’s core beliefs about self, others, and life in general. It is necessary to understand how memory works in order to appreciate the way core beliefs form and affect a child’s life. Memory links our past, present and...
by Terry Levy | Mar 22, 2016 | Attachment
Interpersonal neurobiology focuses on the relationship between early attachment experiences and the “wiring” of the brain. Understanding neurobiology has resulted in a deeper appreciation of how the earliest relationships shape child development and have an...
by Terry Levy | Mar 9, 2016 | Attachment
Attachment is the deep and enduring connection established between a child and caregiver in the first several years of life. It profoundly influences every aspect of the human condition—mind, body, emotions, relationships, and morality. Attachment is not something...
by Terry Levy | Feb 11, 2016 | Adoption, Attachment
Although many children with an attachment disorder are adopted, not all adopted children have attachment problems. Many children, if adopted early into safe and loving families, will develop secure attachments to their adopted parents and live healthy, productive...
by Terry Levy | Feb 4, 2016 | Attachment, Parenting
The principal developmental task of the first year of life is the establishment of a secure attachment between infant and primary caregiver. In order for this bond of emotional communication to develop the caregiver must be psychologically and biologically attuned to...
by Terry Levy | Dec 16, 2015 | Attachment, Parenting
We are social animals, and the family is the primary social environment in which children learn values and a moral code of conduct. Prosocial morality, including empathy, cooperation and conscience, are learned in early secure and loving relationships. Traits are...
