In today's installment of Parenthetical, Lia Avellino debunks myths parents are often told about meeting their child's needs.
This is communicating that you hear the need and that you will meet the need. For example, when your little one asks you to read a book and you pause chopping vegetables to get down to their height and express that you’d love to read one book and you will take a break from cooking. They smile and it’s clear the need is satiated.
33% of the time is repairing: This is the most important step for developing secure attachment. It means that when we mess up, we acknowledge it and take responsibility for it by offering a whole hearted apology. We If you had to deny your needs as a child, notice what your response to your kids needs are. Do you respond immediately without checking in with yourself about your capacity? Do you want to run away from them, but comply instead? Do you whisper to yourself “MY GOD, I WAS SO EASY COMPARATIVELY?”
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