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

by Kent Hoffman RelD

“Behavior problems” are not a demand for attention. They are a sign that the child finds the cost of revealing his true need higher than living with the painful consequences of the misbehavior.

Adults often make the mistake of believing that babies and children only want our attention when what they really want is connection.