--Hilary Swank, actress, storyteller, mom of twins *** Therapist and wildly popular attachment research expert Eli Harwood (a.k.a. Attachment Nerd) illuminates the science that explores our innate human need to bond with other humans, and helps us harness it as the only parenting approach proven to have a lasting impact. Her loyal following--fast approaching the millions--connects to Eli's accessible and actionable approach that helps everyone form secure and close relationships with the children in their lives--no matter what you went through growing up. Though there have been countless studies on how attachment styles affect our romantic relationships, Raising Securely Attached Kids reframes the subject for caregivers and children, and brings transformative change to your relationships of all stripes. Hopeful and inspiring, this essential evidence-based guide shows parents, educators, and anyone with children in their lives that they are not alone in the questions and concerns they may have about raising confident, capable, and caring kids. Covering every parenting era from newborns to adults, Raising Securely Attached Kids' simple, real-life strategies will help you:
- Prompt reflection on attachment patterns you developed in childhood
- Resolve past attachment traumas so you can offer a calm, connected, and secure base
- Create a secure attachment relationship with your kids by choosing connection over control
- Build and reinforce a strong foundation of trust with scripts and practical tools
- Understand that it's never too late to create a stronger bond with your children