by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jul 28, 2014 | Attachment, Parenting, Uncategorized
Breastfeeding is not just about nourishment. That’s from a blog item on PsychCentral in which author Rita Brehl asks: “So is it enough in this case that babies just get fed, whether by formula or breastfeeding, without regards to the latter’s benefits?...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jul 23, 2014 | Attachment, Theory & Research, Uncategorized
While Evergreen Psychotherapy encourages attachment parenting, there must be limits to it, especially, as a new study points out, bed sharing can be very dangerous and even fatal for children under the age of four. The study, reported on by Medical Daily, was...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jul 21, 2014 | Attachment, Theory & Research, Uncategorized
Insecure bonding between a parent and child can have long-term repercussions in a child’s life as they turn into an adult. It can of course also affect how adult children attract others for relationships and form those relationships. Insecure bonding can lead...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jul 14, 2014 | Attachment, Uncategorized
While straight people may be the predominant parents in society, attachment theory doesn’t apply exclusively to them. As illustrated in a recent post from the Wall Street Journal, attachment affects how gay and lesbian parents connect to their children as well....
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jul 7, 2014 | Attachment, Parenting, Uncategorized
A new University of Illinois study finds that insecure attachment between a parent and child can lead to that child developing obesity by resorting to emotional eating. “If your mother regularly punished or dismissed your anger, anxiety or sadness instead of being...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Jun 30, 2014 | Attachment, Parenting, Uncategorized
Attachment parenting can seem scary to some, odd to others, with parents following sometime strict rules and seeming too close to their kids. But despite cultural misconceptions, myths and misrepresentations, there are many benefits to attachment parenting. As...
