Most parents trying to protect their children right now are focused on the wrong thing. Harvard's developmental research identified a variable that overrides almost every external stressor a child faces. This is what it is, what it looks like across every developmental stage, and why the parent in the hardest season of their life may already be the most powerful protective force their child has.

If you think your baby only needs mom right now, you’re not alone, but you’ve been misled. Groundbreaking research shows that early father-infant attunement shapes brain development, emotional regulation, and stress response and helps YOU and your mental health too. Here’s why dads aren’t just supportive extras and how to reclaim your role as a core attachment figure from the start.

The attachment relationship between parent and child is a significant topic of concern, parents often question if their child exhibits all the characteristics of a securely attached child. While, no child will meet all the characteristics coupled with a scale of how behaviors to determine attachment. The one thing we love the most about the attachment theory is it only takes one intentional person to change an insecure attachment style.

John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth and their Attachment Theory might not be something you’ve heard of but is a major developmental objective for children to develop with their caregivers, mainly their mothers since they typically act as the primary caregiver in many families. Being able to develop an attachment relationship with caregivers isn’t hard for children to do. However, creating a secure, healthy attachment relationship and reaping the benefits of such relationship is dependent on the parents, their parenting style, and availability of the parents. So, let’s break down attachment and how to provide your child with the care they need to insure a secure attachment.