The Science of Attachment Theory & Why it Matters With Eli Harwood

Episode Highlights With Eli Harwood

• How she had a body part eaten by a bear!
• What attachment theory is when it comes to parenting 
• How the quality of our caregiving relationships in childhood affect our development
• What attachment figures are and why this matters
• Attachment is the study of close relationships
• What the indicators of healthy attachment are and how to understand these relational patterns
• How to help your child be securely attached to you
• Babies are born with a relatively developed limbic system but not a fully developed prefrontal cortex and why this matters because babies co-regulate with caregivers
• How early childhood relational patterns can show up in adult relationships 
• The four attachment patterns that can develop and how they develop
• How to become aware of your own relational and attachment style 
• The most powerful thing we can do to improve our attachment patterns

Resources We Mention

• Raising Securely Attached Kids: Using Connection-Focused Parenting to Create Confidence, Empathy, and Resilience (Attachment Nerd) by Eli Harwood
• Eli Harwood - Website