Dr Bruce Perry 3
To the newborn, love is action; it is the attentive, responsive, nurturing care that adults provide.
To the newborn, love is action; it is the attentive, responsive, nurturing care that adults provide.
If we want our children to be independent, to go out and take on the world, we have to give them full confidence that they can come back to us as needed. Autonomy and connection: That’s secure attachment.
With the help of educators, traumatized children can flourish in their school communities and master the educational tasks of childhood, despite their overwhelmingly stressful experiences.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.