As parents, we want to protect our children from the hard stuff. We seek to shield our sons and daughters from the painful parts of life. We want …
Attune
Attachment Parenting Part 3: Attachment Alone Does Not Produce Trustworthy Children by Jim Wilder
In some ways, the bane of attachment parenting shows up when a parent is trying to get close and empathize with a child who cannot be trusted when the …
Attachment Parenting Part 2: Twelve Ways to Build Attachments by Jim Wilder
Attachment parenting has picked up what Bowlby discovered about attachment – creatures that attach get close to one another. Bowlby called this …
The Significance of Healthy Shame
Just the other day my youngest son ran up the stairs with tears streaming down his cheeks. I quickly paused what I was doing, then invited him on my …
The Sweet Spot
I don’t know about you, but my family has wrestled with the transition back to school. Trying to find a workable rhythm and a sustainable structure …
