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Attachment Parenting: A Checklist and More "Human beings are wired to resist being told what to do or bossed around outside of the context of attachment. This is actually a very good thing.	Got Your ACE, Resilience Scores? The CDC's Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE Study) uncovered a stunning link between childhood trauma and... read more
Depression and Suicide Rates Are Rising Sharply in Young Americans, New Report Says. This May Be One Reason Why “I think this is quite a wake-up call,” says Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, a professor of psychology and education at the University of Southern California (who was not affiliated with the new study).	The Emotionally Healthy Child "The emotionally healthy child is learning how to make choices that are good for him or her and good for others, which I call smart choices.
Art'tachment Art’tachment, an app for parents, "is designed to enable you to better meet your child’s need for connectedness and stimulation." It includes activities to do together and scientific insights to better understand your child.	How to Help Teenage Girls Reframe Anxiety and Strengthen Resilience "According to Damour, the most powerful force for good in a teenager’s life is a “caring, working relationship with at least one loving adult.” Within that context, adults can offer teenagers empathy, grounded perspective and a vote of confidence as
Gentle Parenting Can Reduce Conflict In Families And Give Children Sense Of Purpose "A new study from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that adults who have a hard time finding their sense of purpose in life possibly had more conflict with their mothers in their early elementary school years.	How Attachment Parenting Helps Raise Resilient Children "It often seems like society gives us two options: we either raise them to be tough and ‘take no prisoners’ or to constantly ‘turn the other cheek’ and let them become the bullied of every situation.
Migrant Family Separation Congressional Testimony: Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff From the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University Dr.	Nurture “We are not the survival of the fittest, we are the survival of the nurtured.” - Louis Cozolino

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Quality of Early Maternal-Child Relationship and Risk of Adolescent Obesity

Anderson, S. E., Gooze, R. A., Lemeshow, S., & Whitaker, R. C. (2012). Quality of early maternal–child relationship and risk of adolescent obesity. Pediatrics, 129(1), 132-140.

Insecure attachment with low maternal sensitivity at ages 2 and 3 years was associated with teenage obesity.

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