Healthy Attachment – Part 3

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Attachment in the 2nd Year Healthy Attachment Cycle – Second Year As you see in this cycle, our goal with attachment in the second year is to continue the development of our child’s limbic (emotional regulation) system by helping them through the stress of not getting what they want.  Remember, little children WILL experience stress…

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What is Attachment?

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What is attachment?  Why is it important? The brain is the least developed organ at birth and only about 25% wired up.  When your baby is born there are about 100 billion neurons in their little brains, most of which are not yet connected.  By the end of the first year, the brain will be…

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What is a Love Map?

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Marriage Counseling – Love Maps What is a “Love Map?” How to Use Gottman’s Model for Lasting Love Do you know your partner? Have you got a deep understanding of who they are as a person, including their hopes, fears, and dreams? The Gottman Institute has a tool called a “Love Map” that can help…

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Can Equine-assisted Therapy Help?

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Have you tried talking to a therapist but don’t feel it’s helping? Are you someone who connects more by doing than speaking? If the answer is yes, then maybe equine-assisted therapy can help you. What is Equine-assisted Therapy? Equine-assisted therapy involves horses to assist clients. By interacting with an animal like a horse, clients can: Observe the horse’s…

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Parenting Classes

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Parenting Classes   Parenting With Connection & Confidence   Join us for a supportive, practical, and trauma-informed parenting group designed to help you strengthen connection, build confidence, and discover tools that really work. Weekly Topics Thursday 10:00AM to 11:30AM March 5th – How Emotional Regulation is Built Thursday 10:00AM to 11:30AM March 12th – Why…

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