Children need rest as well as sleep
What does the Research Say? In the new field of neuroscience one of the most powerful tools in use is the fMRI (functional Magnetic...
The Orchid Hypothesis
There has been an explosion of research surrounding the concept of "orchid children". It is at the intersection of attachment theory and...
Is Alone and Independent a Good Thing?
We have glorified individuality in this society. At the same time we have ended up not really understanding how we are supposed to be...
Christmas Cake and the Womb of Attachment
Today, with my daughter Tricia and my five year old grand-daughter Claire I traveled to my mother's home to bake the traditional...
Brothers and Sisters: We Need Each Other
How can people who grow up in the same household, who have a reasonable childhood with the same loving parents, wind up as strangers in...