by Terry Levy | Jul 14, 2022 | Attachment, Parenting
Being a parent who wants to raise a healthy child with secure attachment, you must first be able to look inward and understand your mindset, beliefs and attachment style, as well as what created them. Knowing yourself — making sense of your life and coming to...
by Terry Levy | Jul 14, 2022 | Parenting, Trauma
Nurturing relationships between parents and children have the power to heal trauma. Children who have been traumatized feel frightened and helpless. They need calm, caring and consistent caregivers who can teach them that adults are dependable, loving, patient and...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jun 14, 2022 | Family Therapy, Parenting, Uncategorized
We spend a lot of time talking about mothers as primary early attachment figures. But, as after celebrating Fathers this month, we want to stress dad’s essential role during infancy in fostering secure attachment. Just as with mothers, infants are more likely to...
by Terry Levy | May 17, 2022 | Parenting
The ten Cs of parenting and loving leadership are the foundation for creating a healthy and healing relationship with children, based on compassionate care, appropriate structure, and mutual respect. “Discipline” comes from the root word “disciple,” which means...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy Center | May 12, 2022 | Parenting
Raising a child with attachment issues is incredibly challenging. It can – at times – be exhausting, upsetting, frustrating, depressing, frightening or infuriating. And, it can take a toll on even the strongest, most devoted parent. Secondary traumatic stress (STS) is...
by Terry Levy | Apr 20, 2022 | Attachment, Parenting
Each month, Dr. Levy answers a common question he has received from professionals, caregivers and parents during three decades of pioneering work on attachment theory, treatment and training. All warm-blooded animals are born with an innate need to be...
