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May 2024
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Keeping a Secure Attachment - Dr. Gorden...

HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS
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There’s no more important factor in parenting than attachment. Learn all about attachment and the six stages of attachment that our children go through, as well as the problem of “peer orientation.” Hunter talks to a foremost authority on child development, Dr. Gordon Neufeld about why we need to hold on to our kids. ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clark ... Show More
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