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The Science of Attachment Theory & Why it Matters With Eli Harwood

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Episode Highlights With Eli Harwood
  • How she had a body part eaten by a bear!
  • What attachment theory is when it comes to parenting 
  • How the quality of our caregiving relationships in childhood affect our development
  • What attachment figures are and why this matters
  • Attachment is the study of close relationships
  • What the indicators of healthy attachment are and how to understand these relational patterns
  • How to help your child be securely attached to you
  • Babies are born with a relatively developed limbic system but not a fully developed prefrontal cortex and why this matters because babies co-regulate with caregivers
  • How early childhood relational patterns can show up in adult relationships 
  • The four attachment patterns that can develop and how they develop
  • How to become aware of your own relational and attachment style 
  • The most powerful thing we can do to improve our attachment patterns
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The Science of Attachment Theory & Why it Matters With Eli Harwood

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