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...
