Secure attachment in childhood is critical for overall development. Effective parenting creates a secure base for exploration and a safe haven for comfort. Research indicates that secure children excel in various aspects, including school performance and mental health. Even parents with adverse childhood experiences can effectively nurture secure attachments. Young children immediately connect with their parents, sensing love and trust, which is crucial for their emotional well-being. Recognizing and responding to children’s distressful emotions reinforces their self-worth and teaches them how to handle distress appropriately.
Secure attachment is the most important foundation we can offer to our children, every bit as vital as nutrition, health care, and education, or even more so.
Secure children not only survive difficult life circumstances but thrive, experiencing better school performance, more satisfying relationships, higher self-esteem, and better mental and physical health.
Even the youngest babies immediately fall in love with the parent's face, sensing love, goodness, and trustworthiness.
Children need a safe haven, a parent who will hold and comfort them when distressed, enabling them to learn to respond similarly to distressing emotions.
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