| Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children Contributor(s): Hughes, Daniel A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393705552 ISBN-13: 9780393705553 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: An expert clinician brings attachment theory into the realm of parenting skills. Attachment security and affect regulation have long been buzzwords in therapy circles, but rarely are they effectively applied to basic parenting skills. Here, a leading attachment specialist brings attachment work inside the therapy room to the outside, equipping caregivers with practical parenting techniques rooted in attachment theory and research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Couples & Family - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General |
| Dewey: 649.1 |
| LCCN: 2008038563 |
| Series: Norton Professional Books (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.48" W x 9.32" (1.05 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Attachment security and affect regulation have long been buzzwords in therapy circles, but many of these ideas--so integral to successful therapeutic work with kids and adolescents-- have yet to be effectively translated to parenting practice itself. Moreover, as neuroscience reveals how the human brain is designed to work in good relationships, and how such relationships are central to healthy human development, the practical implications for the parent-child attachment relationship become even more apparent. Here, a leading attachment specialist with over 30 years of clinical experience brings the rich and comprehensive field of attachment theory and research from inside the therapy room to the outside, equipping therapists and caregivers with practical parenting skills and techniques rooted in proven therapeutic principles. A guide for all parents and a resource for all mental health clinicians and parent-educators who are searching for ways to effectively love, discipline, and communicate with children, this book presents the techniques and practices that are fundamental to optimal child development and family functioning--how to set limits, provide guidance, and manage the responsibilities and difficulties of daily life, while at the same time communicating safety, fun, joy, and love. Filled with valuable clinical vignettes and sample dialogues, Hughes shows how attachment-focused research can guide all those who care for children in their efforts to better raise them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hughes, Daniel A.: - Daniel A. Hughes, PhD, is a prominent attachment specialist and private practitioner. President of the Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute, he consults and gives trainings in the U.S. and abroad on issues of attachment and family therapy. He is the author of Attachment-Focused Family Therapy, Attachment-Focused Family Therapy Workbook, and Attachment-Focused Parenting. |