127. Understanding Attachment-Based Parenting with Todd Sarner

About this episode

The episode features Todd Sarner discussing attachment-based parenting and its importance in child development.

In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Todd Sarner from California. Todd is a father of one, psychotherapist, parent coach, and author of The Calm and Connected Parent. Early in his career, Todd worked with Dr. Gordon Neufeld, who wrote Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need To Matter More Than Peers. Much of our discussion centered on attachment as the instinct to hold close those we hold most dear. Todd explained that children are biologically wired not to listen when they don't feel...

People in this episode

Host: This Golden Hour

Guest: Todd Sarner

Topics covered

• attachment-based parenting
• parenting strategies
• child development
• psychotherapy
• parent coaching

Keywords

• attachment parenting
• Todd Sarner
• parenting
• psychotherapy
• child behavior

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Calm and Connected Parent, Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need To Matter More Than Peers

Places: California

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