Attachment is the most fundamental need and yet we don’t do much to educate parents around attachment – what is it and what do we need to do in our parenting to support it?

In this week’s episode I’m joined by my friend, colleague and sleep coach Heather Boyd to talk about attachment. Our conversation focuses on the importance of attachment, attachment as the basis for development to
unfold, and Dr. Neufeld’s 6 stages of attachment.

We took a deeper look at the first 3 stages of attachment and how they relate to sleep and parenting. Dr. Neufeld’s work on attachment is a powerful way of making sense of the early years and the unfolding of both attachment and development.

About Heather
Heather is a private practice occupational therapist from Niagara, Ontario, Canada and the mother of three boys.  She provides online support to families who are experiencing challenges with infant sleep, parenting, and infant development.  Heather takes a developmental- and attachment-based approach to supporting families by helping parents change perspectives and change the sleep environment, rather than change the nature of the child. 

Connect with Heather
Website: https://familysleep.ca/
Instagram: @familysleep.ca

Resources related to this episode
Neufeld’s roots of attachment (6 stages) video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8qt1rv7K9Q

Heather’s blog on the Neufeld stages of attachment focusing on stages 1-3 (also links to part 2 covering stages 4-6): https://familysleep.ca/blog/neufeld-stages-of-attachment-sleep-part-1

Heather’s Roots of Attachment for Sleep resource:
https://heatherboyd.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1072127

Check out my blog on attachment: https://intuitiveparentingdc.com/blog/2023/1/6/what-is-attachment

Connect with Kim
Instagram: instagram.com/intuitive_parenting_dc
Facebook:  facebook.com/intuitiveparentingdc
Learn more about working with Kim: https://intuitiveparentingdc.com/