The Attachment Dance

-Debra Wesselmann and Cathy Schweitzer When your attachment relationship with your child is at its best, you and your child may experience the relationship as a dance in which both partners are moving to the same rhythm. Although you are in the lead, it’s not forced....

Help Parents Understand the Power of Their Face

 -Debra Wesselmann and Cathy Schweitzer Newborn babies are drawn to the face of the parent.  Initially, the baby focuses just above the parent’s eyes. Eventually the baby is drawn to the eyes themselves.  This is a magical and powerful moment in the life of the...

Confessions of a Harried Mom

—Stefanie Armstrong, MS, LIMHP On this Sunday afternoon, I’m trying to desperately shove all of the things I “have” to do before tomorrow…so instead I decide to sit down and write.  What do the best procrastinators do?  When things get too much, they do...

Is Your Child Driving You Crazy with Attention-Seeking Behavior?

–Debra Wesselmann, MS, LIMHP Children will seek attention from their parents through a myriad of ways, such as hanging onto them, pulling on them, whining, complaining of stomach aches and headaches, and poking at their siblings.  What is a parent to do? You may...

What is Your Child’s “Attachment Language”?

–Debra Wesselmann, MS, LIMHP Does your child attempt to instigate conflict?  Do you feel like he has a need to argue or aggravate you?  Do you find yourself losing your cool over and over and then feeling terrible about it afterwards?  Your child may be “hooked”...