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b'Finding the middle ground between constantly attending to your child versus letting them learn to self-soothe is a challenge that all parents must face. In this\\xa0episode, Therapist Uncensored hosts, Dr. Ann Kelley and\\xa0Sue Marriott\\xa0LCSW, CGP, break down the difference between \\u201cAttachment Parenting\\u201d and the science of actual Attachment theory.\\xa0 They share key elements from research outcomes that surround many common misconceptions of applying the theory itself.\\nYou\\u2019ll learn that the ideals setup by Dr.William and Martha Sears and Richard Ferber might not fully translate in today\\u2019s world of parenting and that the way you respond to your child\\u2019s needs is a determining factor in how secure they will be later in life.\\nThank you to our sponsor!\\n\\xa0\\nEpisode brought to you in part by Theranest, they help keep us on the air and being able to offset the costs of producing this show.\\xa0 Please visit their website and check out their services, you have nothing to lose and produUtivity to gain!\\nWe\\u2019ve arranged a deal to get 20%off your first 3 months to give you a chance to try it out.\\xa0 We know you don\\u2019t want to spend your time billing, you want to spend your time across from people you care about \\u2013 clients, friends, family,\\xa0 your pets, whomever.\\xa0 But not the computer. Let them help you.U\\n0:00-10:00\\nIntroduction\\nAttachment Parenting is mostly associated with Sears & Sears\\nModern research shows that providing children love, kindness and responsiveness results in a more well adjusted person\\nAttachment Theory: how a child learns that their primary caregiver can safely respond to them when they\\u2019re distressed\\nAttachment parenting by Sears and Sears asserts the importance of the three B\\u2019s: Breastfeeding, Baby Wearing, and Baby Sleeping\\nAttachment is a two-way process between parent and child\\n10:00-20:00\\nThe three essentials for developing secure functioning\\nChildren use their caregiver to regulate their body until they can do it on their own\\nFilling children up for exploration and being available for refueling rather than keeping children attached to you continuously\\nResponsiveness doesn\\u2019t have to be so strict and can be attuned to your family\\u2019s needs\\nAttunement builds secure attachment\\nChildren are resilient and will bounce back so don\\u2019t feel you have to follow all the rules, make it work for the parent-child dyad. Focus on attunement rather than strict adherence to a technique.\\n20:00-30:00\\nBabies sleeping through the night is not necessarily a sign of secure attachment\\nSleep training and Ferberizing is not necessarily allowing babies to \\u201ccry it out\\u201d but is a way of training them to sleep on their own.\\nResearch indicates that babies should not be sleep trained prior to 6 months of age\\nLearning what your child\\u2019s cries mean helps you become attuned to them\\nPutting children to bed prior to falling asleep allows them to learn to sleep on their own\\n30:00-40:00\\nStudies have shown that parent and child\\u2019s cortisol levels are both elevated at the start of sleep training but, over time the caregiver\\u2019s goes down as the child expresses less distress yet the babies often stay elevated.\\nNo shame parenting allows parents to respond to their children in a way that helps them grow\\nChildren need to learn to get distressed and cry and to be soothed be loving caregivers\\n\\u201cPrepare the child for the path and not the path for the child\\u201d\\nWrap up and outro\\nResources\\nThe Attachment Parenting Book : A Commonsense Guide to U...'