…it is a plant attached to the soil, fungus attached to a tree, electrons attached to the atomic nucleus, our moon attached to the earth, or humans attached to each…
When my beautiful son entered this world, like many parents, I had a belief that if I just loved him and was a good parent, everything else would fall into…
…which are unstructured, when there is ‘nothing to do.’ During the years that children are developing, there is a process called individuation that is meant to unfold when their interests,…
…excited about my new plant and I didn’t let the bit of wilting deter me. When it arrived, I placed it where I wanted it to be, so that I…
…around adults in these communities, and many surrogate caregivers abound. Parents today are often separated from extended family and the nuclear family has never been so small. We are so…
…us more than thwarted proximity with those attached to. The problem with frustration is that if it doesn’t move us to tears, it erupts instead in foul attacking energy. Many…
…hormones, which, if experienced in excess, slows down brain development. There is a second part to this situation: the parents. The expectation is that when the parent is informed about…
…they misbehave in order to “starve” them into submission. The more I think about it, the more parallels I can see, and the more I long for each child to…
…of the female. In many ways, it is very similar to what might be observed in high school hallways! What an incredible transition of seasons in a human life –…
…it personally! So, perhaps the attachment brain of your child has decided in favour of the other parent. Please take into consideration the fundamental inner conflict of the child and…