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How Dementia Helps Us Understand Our Common Humanity
Artwork by Lightspring In November, my team will host a public lecture entitled ‘How dementia helps us to understand our common humanity’. The speaker, Dr Maggie Ellis, a specialist in dementia care,...
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When Your Child Asks You That Question About Santa
Image by Shutterstock/Tomsickova Tatyana Is it really okay to teach your child to believe in Santa? I’ve been asked that several times this month, by parents worried about the role they’ve played in...
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When Children’s Trauma Leads To Terrorism
Photo Frederic Legrand – COMEO / Shutterstock “I want us to wonder about the experiences of people we don’t like, about the people who do things that we disapprove of, about the people who hurt us. I...
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We Need To Find The Courage To Face Up To Children’s Pain
Let me begin with a story. It is a story of good intentions. It is also a story of denial. I was delivering training on attachment two weeks ago, at the Kinship Carers Event hosted by Children 1st....
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How The Oxfordshire Serious Case Review Helps Us Understand Professionals’...
Earlier this week, I wrote a piece on professionals’ repression. Not repression of facts, but repression of feelings. I was exploring how well-meaning professionals can make decisions that other people...
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Digitally Connected Babies Are Not Emotionally Connected Babies
Image Shutterstock/RYGER You could easily have missed the newest trend underway out there in the virtual world. We have now entered the Age of the Digitally Connected Baby. We have all become familiar...
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Parting Is Hell: That’s The Point Of Attachment
“Attachment is the process of learning to cope with loss – the loss of people, of pleasure, of a wish. Attachment is the process of learning how to recover from loss, and how to stay open to whatever...
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How Childcare Policies Are Undermining Our Children’s Capacity To Love
Its a strong title: ‘How childcare policies are undermining our children’s capacity to love’. Its likely to put fear into the heart of every parent who reads it. That’s the last thing I want to do....
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Pixar’s Family Movie ‘Inside Out’ – A Lesson In Loss
Pixar’s hit summer film – Inside Out – is all about loss. That means it’s also all about attachment, even though the term doesn’t feature anywhere in the film. As I sat watching the film in my 3-D...
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When Corporations Encourage Giggling At Children’s Distress
This summer, Pampers embarked on one of their newest initiatives: the Poo Face Campaign. Pampers are encouraging parents to snap photos of the adorable faces their babies make in the midst of bowel...
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How Attachment Helps Us Make Sense Of Terrorism
Paris has again been targeted by terrorists. The loss and fear that travelled its streets in January has been renewed. It was after those January attacks that I last wrote on the topic of terrorism,...
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Pixar’s Academy Award Winning “Inside Out”– The Science Of Bing Bong
Bing Bong has made it safe for children to enjoy their imaginary friends. That’s a worry that parents have carried for a long time. You can find anxious articles all over the web. “Is it normal for my...
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Changing Diapers Is As Much About Babies’ Brains As Their Bottoms
We are conflicted about diaper/nappy changing these days. As a society, it makes us uncomfortable. It is distasteful, involving dirty, smelly bodily substances. It is anxiety provoking, requiring the...
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Pixar’s Family Movie ‘Inside Out’ – A Lesson In Loss
Pixar’s hit summer film – Inside Out – is all about loss. That means it’s also all about attachment, even though the term doesn’t feature anywhere in the film. As I sat watching the film in my 3-D...
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When Corporations Encourage Giggling At Children’s Distress
This summer, Pampers embarked on one of their newest initiatives: the Poo Face Campaign. Pampers are encouraging parents to snap photos of the adorable faces their babies make in the midst of bowel...
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How Attachment Helps Us Make Sense Of Terrorism
Paris has again been targeted by terrorists. The loss and fear that travelled its streets in January has been renewed. It was after those January attacks that I last wrote on the topic of terrorism,...
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Pixar’s Academy Award Winning “Inside Out”– The Science Of Bing Bong
Bing Bong has made it safe for children to enjoy their imaginary friends. That’s a worry that parents have carried for a long time. You can find anxious articles all over the web. “Is it normal for my...
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Changing Diapers Is As Much About Babies’ Brains As Their Bottoms
We are conflicted about diaper/nappy changing these days. As a society, it makes us uncomfortable. It is distasteful, involving dirty, smelly bodily substances. It is anxiety provoking, requiring the...
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How Attachment Theory Explains Trump’s Success – And Hitler’s Too
Donald Trump has done it. He’s won the Republican nomination, having convinced enough Americans that he has the qualities needed to be a Presidential candidate. The rest of the world is looking on with...
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The Compassion Challenge Posed By Jo Cox’s Death
The killing of MP Jo Cox has profoundly shocked the UK. The country has been plunged into mourning, heightened by the dedicated way she lived her values of compassion, humanitarianism, equality and...
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