by Terry Levy | Feb 22, 2016 | Parenting, Trauma
Resilience means “bouncing back” from adversity. The primary factor in resilience is having supportive and caring relationships that include trust, love, dependability, healthy role models, encouragement, and reassurance. Nurturing relationships between parents and...
by Terry Levy | Feb 16, 2016 | Adoption, Parenting
The adoptive family is a system built upon “necessary losses.” Experiences of separation and loss are fundamental to all members of the adoption triad. The child has lost his or her original bond with birth mother and early attachment to birth parents or other...
by Terry Levy | Feb 11, 2016 | Adoption, Attachment
Although many children with an attachment disorder are adopted, not all adopted children have attachment problems. Many children, if adopted early into safe and loving families, will develop secure attachments to their adopted parents and live healthy, productive...
by Terry Levy | Feb 4, 2016 | Attachment, Parenting
The principal developmental task of the first year of life is the establishment of a secure attachment between infant and primary caregiver. In order for this bond of emotional communication to develop the caregiver must be psychologically and biologically attuned to...
by Terry Levy | Jan 20, 2016 | Psychology, Treatment
Regardless of the therapeutic approach, hope has been found to be a critical component of positive change. Hope is linked to better physical and psychological health, academic performance, and recovery from trauma. Hope develops within the context of early attachment...
