by Evan Dwan | May 24, 2021 | News |
Psychosocial integration refers to the deep interconnectedness between the individual and their social world which grows and develops throughout the lifespan. Bruce Alexander writes that a lack of this type of integration leads to ‘dislocation’, an experience that is...
by Evan Dwan | May 24, 2021 | News |
John Bowlby was very influenced by the experimental work of Konrad Lorenz on ‘imprinting’ in geese. He believed that, like Lorenz’s geese, humans also imprint a carer soon after birth. It had previously been thought that a baby will form a bond or...
by Evan Dwan | May 23, 2021 | News |
Darcia Narvaez, in Neurobiology and the development of human morality, writes that we can understand a baby’s gestures and movements as signals that indicate their level of homeostasis in each moment. These communications may signal discomfort when the infant’s...
by Evan Dwan | May 22, 2021 | News |
Jean Liedloff, in ‘The Continuum concept’, writes that the infant has no sense of the passage of time, and this, while in the womb or the loving arms of her care-giver is not a problem. She feels right. But when not in this state of ‘rightness’, when not in the arms...
by Evan Dwan | May 21, 2021 | News |
What do we need in order to grow and develop in healthy ways? Darcia Narvaez compares raising a child to building a house. A caregiver who is not responsive to the needs of the child is like having a crap craftsman who lays down faulty foundations in your house. This...
