Attachment styles are often passed down through generations, as children model the emotional responses and caregiving behaviors they experience from their parents and caregivers. These patterns of attachment—whether secure, anxious-preoccupied, dismissive avoidant, or fearful-avoidant—shape how individuals relate to others throughout their lives. However, parents and caregivers have the power to break these cycles and create healthier family dynamics. Family workshops provide a supportive environment to explore these patterns and build stronger, more resilient relationships within the home.
Part 1: Understanding Attachment Theory: Building Stronger Connections with Your Child
This 75-minute workshop will introduce participants to attachment theory and its vital role in fostering emotionally healthy, resilient, and happy children. Through understanding the different attachment styles, parents and caregivers will gain practical tools for recognizing their child’s attachment style and how to respond in a way that supports their emotional growth. The session will conclude with a brief discussion on earned secure attachment as an inspiring way to foster growth in both children and adults.
Learning Objectives:
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- Understand why Attachment Theory is crucial for raising emotionally healthy and happy children.
- Identify the four different attachment styles.
- Recognize the attachment style of your child.
- Learn strategies to support your child based on their attachment style.
- Briefly explore the concept of earned secure attachment as a positive pathway for growth.
Part 2: A Key Step to Creating Secure Homes: Attachment Self-Awareness and Emotional-Regulation
This 75-minute workshop builds on the foundations of attachment theory to help parents and caregivers create a secure home environment that fosters positive relationships and supports emotional well-being for both children and adults. Participants will explore how their own attachment styles may influence their interactions with their children and the overall family dynamic. The session will also examine how stress and emotional wounds linked to insecure attachment styles can lead to dysregulation. Using the hand-brain model, parents and caregivers will understand the connection between these emotional wounds and the regulation system. They will also learn how self-regulation serves as an impactful first step towards earned secure attachment, helping both children and adults develop stronger emotional resilience. By the end of the session, participants will be equipped with practical strategies to manage stress and promote emotional regulation, creating a calm, supportive, and emotionally safe home environment for everyone.
Learning Objectives:
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- Understand how to create a secure home environment that supports positive relationships.
- Reflect on how parents’/caregivers’ own attachment styles may impact their interactions with their children and the family dynamic.
- Learn about self-regulation as a foundation for emotional well-being and as a key step towards earned secure attachment.
- Explore how stress and core emotional wounds of each insecure attachment style contribute to dysregulation, using the hand-brain model to explain this connection.
- Gain practical strategies to manage stress and promote emotional regulation for both children and adults.
Join our Parent/Caregiver Support Group on the Skool platform to improve the relationship with your child(ren), ask your questions to our therapists, and join small coaching group calls.