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‘Raising a Secure Child’ When Nothing Seems Certain

February 20, 2017 by Kevin McKeever

On the latest Modern Dads Podcast, we talk with psychotherapist Kent Hoffman about his new book, Raising a Secure Child, and the concept of the “Circle of Security” that helps parents be nurturing and protective while still encouraging children’s independence.

“Instead of perfect parenting, the (Raising a Secure Child) authors stress the need for present parenting. They believe being there for our children, mistakes and all, builds trust and frees our children to be who they really are in front of us. Security leads to confidence, which leads to self-reliance,” wrote a book reviewer for Library Journal.

Raising a Secure Child has received many rave reviews online and in print from child psychologists and medical professionals, and notable book sources such as Publishers Weekly. “A book like this can be a crucial tool for parents…

“Raising a Secure Child is one of the most important contributions to the parenting literature in years. … It is a much-needed correction to the confusion of ‘attachment parenting,’ and fills a gap by focusing on the elusive, ephemeral flow of emotions between children and adults who care for them. The guidance is offered with an understated grace and poetry, as the authors soothe the parents’ own attachment history to ease their relationship with their children,” wrote a reviewer at Greater Good. 

On the podcast, we also talk about the difference between attachment parenting and attachment theory, and the idea that “good enough” is far better than parenting perfection.

Hoffman, a psychotherapist since 1972, he has worked with prison and homeless populations as well as adults seeking psychoanalytic psychotherapy. His primary focus since the 1990s has been working with and designing treatment interventions for street-dependent teens with young children.

Since 1985, Hoffman has had a shared clinical practice in Spokane, Wash., with his book’s co-authors, Glen Cooper and Bert Powell. Their Circle of Security work has received the New York Attachment Consortium’s Bowlby–Ainsworth Award, among other honors. They are co-authors of The Circle of Security Intervention (for mental health professionals) and Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child’s Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore (for parents).

Also, The Parents’ Phrase Book author and City Dads Group columnist Whit Honea talks to his sons about how their relationship is changing as the boys get older.

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Filed Under: health, parenting advice, parenting styles Tagged With: books, mental health, Modern Dads Podcast, podcasts

About Kevin McKeever

City Dads Group Editor Kevin McKeever runs Write On, Kevin Communications when not being an at-home dad to three: boy, girl and canine. He wrote a two-time nationally award-winning newspaper column, blogs at Always Home and Uncool and tweets as @homeanduncool. His work has been featured in USA Today, Canada’s Globe and Mail, the New York Daily News and landfills worldwide.

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