Links: secure attachment

I love this! Fostering a Secure Attachment, story by Ann Wlazelek

Prior studies examined primarily white, middle-income families. When [Associate Professor Susan] Woodhouse started looking at moms of different racial and ethnic backgrounds who had little money or help, she found many moms whose parenting styles appeared insensitive, yet still made their babies feel safe and secure. [...]

"My new discovery is the key importance of chest-to-chest soothing when infants cry," Woodhouse said. "Even if a mother is making a lot of mistakes and being insensitive along the way, as long as she finally relents and comes through in the end by soothing the baby chest-to-chest, that baby will be secure. She doesn't even need to do it every time. As long as she does it at least 50 percent of the time, that baby will still be secure."

Also, The Neuroscience of Attachment by Linda Graham, MFT, a long, somewhat technical discussion of attachment, ending with helpful interventions.

Both links via Dr. Aline LaPierre's Facebook page which is a goldmine of interesting links. I ran across it while searching on attachment and recognized her name from reading her book Healing Developmental Trauma.