Parents must help children with stress management

Parents must help children with stress management

The ability to manage stress and control impulses is a crucial task children learn throughout development. Self-regulation problems are common when young children experience significant fear, loss, and disrupted attachment. There is evidence that chronic stress...
Memory impacts a child’s core beliefs

Memory impacts a child’s core beliefs

Early experiences with caregivers shape a child’s core beliefs about self, others, and life in general. It is necessary to understand how memory works in order to appreciate the way core beliefs form and affect a child’s life. Memory links our past, present and...
Infant brain development based on experiences

Infant brain development based on experiences

Interpersonal neurobiology focuses on the relationship between early attachment experiences and the “wiring” of the brain. Understanding neurobiology has resulted in a deeper appreciation of how the earliest relationships shape child development and have an...