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Attachment Theory



Attachment theory focuses on what fosters a sense of security between two people. It can refer to any relationship between humans, but it is most commonly used in reference to the relationship between infants and their primary caregivers and used to study and shape best practices around childhood development.

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What Is Attachment Parenting? It may be different than you think.

Chances are, before your baby is even born, everyone around you has already formed a strong opinion about which parenting style is best. But, how you decide to parent will ultimately depend on your lifestyle, personality and your baby's temperament.

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Kids in the House
2016
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Growing Up Gay and Attachment Wounds: Impact on Relationships

In this video I talk about how growing up gay can be a violation to the development of the self. This experience can result in attachment injuries that later show up as unintegrated trauma. The impact is far reaching as the consequences link to identity, worth, and expression-of-self.

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2017
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Parenting Practices around the World are Diverse and Not All about Attachment

Most parents would agree that parenting is extremely complex and challenging. What works for one child, might not work for another—even within the same family.

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Sam Carr
2019
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How to Develop Good Attachment with your Child—Attachment Parenting

Gordon Neufeld, PhD, psychologist and author, shares advice for parents on how to develop a good attachment with his or her child including various steps depending on the age of the child.

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Gordon Neufeld
2013
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Stan Tatkin: How to Deal with an Avoidant Partner & Interpersonal Stress (Smart Couple 104)

Stan Tatkin returns and serves up another awesome dose of relationship advice through the lens of adult attachment.

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Stan Tatkin
2017
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Russell Brand on Having Attachment Issues

Do you ever get too attached to some thing, some person, some goal?

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Russell Brand
2019
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Early Loss of a Parent: Its Impact on Attachment

In this video I talk about how the early loss of a parent, meaning when a parent dies, impacts us during those developmental years, especially impacting our attachment system. The relationship we had with the parent at the time of his or her death can influence us developmentally.

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2017
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Daring to Love: Move Beyond Fear of Intimacy, Embrace Vulnerability, and Create Lasting Connection

When it comes to finding love, are you standing in your own way? Daring to Love will help you identify the internal barriers that cause you to sabotage your love life, open yourself up to vulnerability, and build the intimate, lasting relationship you truly desire.

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Tamsen Firestone, Robert Firestone
2018
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An Overview of Separation Theory

Separation Theory integrates psychoanalytic and existential systems of thought by showing how early interpersonal pain, and separation anxiety and later death anxiety lead to the development of powerful psychological defenses.

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Robert Firestone
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Raising Resilient Adolescents with Erica Komisar

In this class, psychoanalyst and author Erica Komisar discusses the science behind raising resilient adolescents, an age group that is facing more mental distress than ever. Ms.

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2022
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