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Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore

Book by Kent Hoffman · 5 quotes · Autonomy, Adventure, Attachment

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All Autonomy Adventure Attachment Available Close Comfort Confidence Connection Danger Escape Exploration Hug Independent Relatedness Relationship Rely Secure Shark Space Squirm

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“Children who can rely on an adult from birth will be able to rely on themselves when they get older—particularly because they will know when to seek the counsel or comfort of a trusted other.”

Trust Comfort Rely

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“it’s in our nature to seek both autonomy and relatedness. We often seek support from others to undertake new adventures in our lives and also need a haven from exploration where we can just fill our own emotional cup in the “and” of a close relationship.”

Support Relationship Adventure Exploration Autonomy Close Relatedness

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“If we want our children to be independent, to go out and take on the world, we have to give them full confidence that they can come back to us as needed. Autonomy and connection: That’s secure attachment.”

Confidence Independent Secure Connection Attachment Autonomy

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“Children need a little space to test out their autonomy when on the top of the Circle, but they still need to know we’re nearby and available as needed.”

Space Available Autonomy

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“I sometimes feel like I just want to escape from long hugs, but I can remind myself that he is needing his cup filled and it’s actually OK getting a hug even though it makes me want to squirm away sometimes. I think ‘There is no real danger here, just my shark music.”

Danger Hug Escape Shark Squirm

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