by Terry Levy | Oct 17, 2023 | Parenting, Recommended Resources, Trauma
Over the last weeks, social media and news feeds have been flooded with horrific stories and violent images from Israel and Gaza. Watching the devastation has been extremely disturbing and upsetting to adults. But what about the effects on children and adolescents,...
by Terry Levy | Sep 18, 2023 | Attachment, Early Childhood Development, Parenting
For decades, we have studied the intergenerational transmission of trauma and neglect through an attachment lens, focusing on how parents’ attachment histories influence their current relationships and parenting practices and how those tend to impact their children....
by Terry Levy | Sep 18, 2023 | Attachment, Parenting, Uncategorized
Communication is the key to secure attachment. Sharing and understanding emotional information enables us to feel deeply connected. Communication begins even before birth. Pregnancy is the dawn of attachment, the time in which parents and their unborn baby begin to...
by Terry Levy | Sep 18, 2023 | Child & Adolescent Therapy, Parenting, Treatment
If you or someone you love is thinking about suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support at 988. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and with suicide being the second-leading cause of death for people ages...
by Terry Levy | Aug 17, 2023 | Attachment, Parenting
Each month, Dr. Levy answers a common question he has received from professionals, caregivers and parents during four decades of pioneering work on attachment theory, treatment and training. This month he answers a question about the importance of creating...
by Terry Levy | Aug 16, 2023 | Parenting
Wonderful things happen when parents, educators and child welfare professionals are all on the same page about developing a unified, realistic and therapeutic plan of action for the benefit of a child. Children are most likely to learn and grow when the adults in...
