Brain-Based Parenting: The Neuroscience of Caregiving for Healthy Attachment

By understanding what'¬"s going on in parents'¬" brains'¬ ;when their caregiving skills are strong and when they'¬"re '¬Sblocked'¬ or impaired'¬ ;clinicians can more effectively help parents who are struggling to connect with their children. Daniel A. Hughes and Jonathan Baylin do just that, paving the way for a more attuned caregiving rapport.

Daniel A. Hughes, PhD, is a prominent attachment specialist and private practitioner. President of the Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute, he consults and gives Trainings in the U.S. and abroad on attachment and family therapy. He is the author of Attachment-Focused family Therapy, Attachment-Focused Family Therapy Work-book and Attachment-Focused Parenting. Jonathan Baylin, PhD, a psychologist in private practice, offers workshops for therapists on integrating knowledge about the brain with psychotherapy.