April 2015 - Dr. Darleen Claire

Emergent Curriculum From Popcorn???

Emergent Curriculum is child-led curriculum. Children are wonderful collaborators in their own learning process! An Emergent Curriculum activity like this one can really [...]

How To Talk About Masturbation With Kids?

Sexual development is one important part of child development. Yet, some parents are in a panic at the thought of talking sex – or masturbation – with their [...]

Attachment Parenting Grows Baby’s Brain!!!

Attachment Parenting impacts brain development of infants and children!!! Explore the truth behind Attachment Parenting and learn how to nurture your child while also [...]

Q+A – RAD DSED Attachment Disorder

Sometimes parents need to ask the tough questions … and hang in there to hear truthful answers. Here you will find a handful of just such tough questions from families [...]

Intro to DSED – No It’s Not RAD

RAD and DSED are two forms of Attachment Disorder, based on Bowlby’s Attachment Theory. DSED is a new diagnosis under the current DSM-5, which was released in the past [...]

DSED – New Non RAD Attachment Diagnosis

The DSM-5 has released DSED, a new diagnosis of disordered attachment that replaces RAD for children who have no natural reservation about approaching strangers or [...]

Best Teaching Method is Family Culture

by Linda Berman Parents are concerned with the education of their children, but they often forget where it starts – right at home! Family culture about education is the [...]

My Magical Mystical Underwater Birth

Life is sometimes magical and in a moment you are changed forever. Water birth was such a gateway through pregnancy and beyond. The moment my newborn arrived planetside, I [...]

Future Parents Beware

Raising children is enthralling and fulfilling yet fraught with challenges. Future parents must be in a stable place in their relationship in order to survive raising [...]

Heartbreaking RAD DSED Domination + Mistrust

Disorders of Attachment are developmental and neurobiological conditions that affect children. Parents of RAD and DSED diagnosed children know too well the heart breaking [...]