Re:Attachment theory is having a breakout moment
by AstralStorm on Monday January 09, 2017 @12:19PM
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Parenting is worse than rocket science. It is at best alchemy. At worst astrology.
Every action parents have or have not taken had not ever been interventionally verified in a solid trial.
Re:Attachment theory is having a breakout moment
by concinds on Monday January 09, 2017 @01:18PM
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Not if the parents educate themselves on good parenting, which few do.
"Solid trials" would only confirm what the article I linked is saying. Have you checked it out? Today's parents can't afford to wait for studies that won't exist for decades more.
By the way, at 2 1/2 years old, any "bad parenting" that your son received can still be corrected by adjusting your behavior accordingly. Insecure attachment is simply caused by the child not trusting the caregiver enough, so none of it is "set in stone", trust can always be earned through consistency.
In addition to reading the linked article below (highly recommended), maybe you could also sign up to take an attachment test with your child? Not sure exactly how this works, but it would give you honest feedback.
You can also look through this guide on "how to raise nurtured children"[1] and see if anything interests you.
[0]: http://sfhelp.org/parent/d_needs.htm
[1]: http://sfhelp.org/parent/guide6.htm