Communicating Love
Communicating Love to Children of All Ages is Important
Babies and young children have an intense need for the physical presence of a consistent, loving, responsive caregiver: ideally a parent. Daily care and playful, loving interactions build strong bonds. By providing consistent, loving care from early infancy, parents strengthen their relationship with their child and build a healthy attachment.
- Provide Consistent and Loving Care - One of API's Eight Principles of Parenting
- My husband is going on a business trip soon, and he wants me to join him to attend some workshops where children aren't allowed. It will require that I leave my three-year-old daughter, who I'm not sure is ready for that type of separation. Thoughts?
- One mom describes how she uses tantrums as an opportunity to connect with her child on API Speaks (blog)
- Read APing a teen...easier? on the API Forums
- Read I've got a teen! on the API Forums
- Discuss how you communicate love with your older children on the API Forums
Member Resources
One of the many benefits of API Membership is access to the members-only site, The Attached Family. The following articles on Adoption and Foster Care can be found in the password-protected section of The Attached Family website. Login instructions are available on the online magazine's homepage.
- The Vital Importance of the Grandparent-Grandchild Bond
- The Secret Power of Ignorance
- AP Teaches Assertiveness
- When ‘D’ Meets ‘S’: The Role of Personality in Parenting
- Helping Children Resolve Emotional Hurts
