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Voicing your opinion goes a long way What are your children learning from how you and your partner resolve conflict?	6 tips to lessen separation anxiety Separation can be sad for children at different ages and with different temperaments, and is often quite difficult for parents -- sometimes more so for the parents than for the kids!
Attachment matters, but how exactly? Attachment parenting is often -- to those unfamiliar with the term -- viewed as simply a fad, but in truth, every parent is involved in a form of parenting that is associated with attachment, whether healthy or not.	Self-validation before self-control A child's ability to form healthy self-validation is a vital goal of child development.
Teaching the way of gratitude The study of neuroplasticity confirms that when we intentionally and repeatedly focus on "taking in the good," we cause changes in our neurons that shift us away from the innate bias toward always looking for threat.	Parenting as a protest against hate Although not a new phenomenon, there seems to have been an increase in incidents of racism, sexism, xenophobia, ableism, LGBTQ discrimination, sexual assault, bullying, and hate crimes as of late.
Editor's pick: Top 10 of 2016 2016 has been a fulfilling year for API.	Attachment Matters eBook ... read more
What Makes Emotional Trauma? Fear, Disconnect & Shame Among the strong emotions we feel, shame is among the most painful. It is a feeling that one, as an individual, is not "good enough." Here to shed more light on emotional trauma -- how it happens and how to heal -- is Dr. Daniela F.	10 tips for nurturing attachment during the holidays The holidays are an exciting time for children. The gifts, the lights, the decorations, the food, the family gathering -- the list goes on and on.

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