Una Archer joins Blanka Falk to explore attachment parenting and its impact on emotional regulation.

Una MSC is passionate about helping parents raise emotionally secure children. She uses tried and tested attachment-informed Circle of Security Parenting framework to help parents feel more confident in their role and navigate the challenges of parenting in a more connected and peaceful way.

They discuss viewing toddler tantrums as co-regulation opportunities and the importance of a secure base for children. Una highlights kindergarten teachers as secondary attachment figures and shares calming techniques for guilt-stricken parents. The episode emphasizes rupture and repair in parent-child relationships and how parental behavior affects children's emotions.

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(0:00) Opening quote and introduction with Una Archer

(1:51) Attachment parenting and emotional regulation

(2:38) Toddler tantrums, co-regulation, and parental impact

(5:22) Creating a secure base and understanding parental safety

(9:34) Handling tantrums and shaping future emotional responses

(11:32) Kindergarten teachers as secondary attachment figures

(14:12) Calming techniques for parents and addressing guilt

(19:05) Rupture and repair in parent-child relationships

(24:09) Parental behavior and teaching mistake handling

(25:31) Anchoring a child's emotional confidence

(30:22) The importance of self-compassion for parents

(32:11) Resetting parents' emotional states and techniques

(34:04) Sponsor: Neurosomatic Intelligence School

(34:28) Learning resources from Una Archer

(35:12) Circle of Security Parenting courses

(36:17) Closing remarks and gratitude