Episode 148: The Art of Attachment with Laurie A. Couture

Imperfect Heroes: Insights Into Parenting

Apr 29 2024 • 44 mins

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This podcast episode emphasizes the importance of recognizing and addressing attachment disruption in children to prevent emotional damage and ensure their well-being.

In the segment, DJ and special guest Laurie Couture discuss the significance of attachment and early intervention in nurturing and empowering children for healthy development. Tune in to hear them talk about the importance of creating a secure attachment bond, building relationships with teachers, and prioritizing physical touch in parent-child interactions. Stay tuned as Laurie highlights the long-term emotional damage that can result from disrupted attachments in children, particularly in the context of adoption and foster care.

Laurie A. Couture is a licensed mental health counselor and the author of Instead of Medicating and Punishing and the best seller, Nurturing and Empowering Our Sons. She is developing The Couture Protocol, an evidence-based, whole-child program of treating developmental and generational trauma in children, youths, and their families. Laurie provides consulting, presentations, training, and research reports to industries, agencies, and programs that directly serve children, youths, and families.

TIMESTAMPS
4:01 - DJ and Laurie discuss attachment disruption in children, especially those in foster care or adopted.
13:14 - Laurie Couture explains secure attachment occurs when parents meet children's needs, while insecure attachment results from parents' failure to meet needs.
18:04 - The conversation covers the impact of trauma on a child's education and the options for alternative schooling.
31:03 - Laurie argues that society's emphasis on independence and peer relationships can lead to children being "skin-to-skin starved," and that parents should prioritize continued skin-to-skin contact as their children grow older.

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