Dr. Sanam Hafeez is a New York City-based neuropsychologist and director of Comprehend the Mind, a psychological practice that treats learning disorders, anxiety, depression and other ...

Early bonds with caregivers shape future relationships and emotional development. Consistent and responsive caregiving is essential for building secure attachments. Attachment theory is a ...

As a relationship and attachment scientist, couples therapist, and coach, I hear it all the time: “My partner is avoidant.” “The person I am dating is anxious.” “I think I am avoidant.” People come to ...

Dr. Shannon Curry, clinical psychologist and director of the Curry Psychology Group in Orange County, California, expanded on the basis for Bowlby’s attachment theory. “Bowlby recognized a pattern of ...

How you interact with people as an adult can depend on the important relationships you had when you were young. If you didn’t get the support, care, love, and comfort you needed during childhood, you ...

The rise of therapy-speak has paved the way for attachment styles to become a mainstay in daily conversation, which isn’t a bad thing. Your attachment style is like your personal emotional ...

Maybe you have a bun in the oven and are doing your research on all things parenting before baby arrives. Or perhaps you’re testing the waters with different parenting styles in real time. Or maybe ...

Dr. Hafeez tells me that attachment parenting is a method of raising children that emphasizes building a close, trusting relationship: “It encourages parents to be physically close and emotionally ...