by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment, Parenting, Uncategorized
Many of these children are eventually adopted by well-meaning parents who are intellectually and emotionally ill-prepared to handle the children’s severe emotional and behavioral problems. Such children are unable to give and receive love and affection, constantly...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment, Parenting, Uncategorized
Attachment disorder is transmitted intergenerationally. Children lacking secure attachments with caregivers commonly grow up to be parents who are incapable of establishing this crucial foundation with their own children. Instead of following the instinct to protect,...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment, Uncategorized
Disrupted and anxious attachment not only leads to emotional and social problems, but also results in biochemical consequences in the developing brain. Infants raised without loving touch and security have abnormally high levels of stress hormones, which can impair...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment, Parenting, Uncategorized
Children who begin their lives with compromised and disrupted attachment (associated with prenatal drug and alcohol exposure, neglect of physical and emotional needs, abuse, violence, multiple caregivers) are at risk of serious problems as development unfolds,...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment, Uncategorized
Children who begin their lives with the essential foundation of secure attachment fare better in all aspects of functioning as they develop. Numerous longitudinal studies have demonstrated that securely attached infants and toddlers do better over time in the...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Dec 13, 2014 | Attachment, Uncategorized
Attachment is the deep and enduring connection established between a child and caregiver in the first several years of life. Beyond the basic function of secure attachment—providing safety and protection for the vulnerable young through closeness to a caregiver—there...
