S2 Ep 98: Understanding Secure Attachment with Professor Alan Sroufe

Raising Good Humans

Voicing Change Media

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we sit down with renowned child development expert Professor Alan Sroufe to discuss the concept of secure attachment relationships. We explore what it means for a child to have a secure attachment relationship with their primary caregivers, and the impact this can have on their overall development. Professor Sroufe shares his insights and findings from decades of research in the field, and provides practical advice for parents and caregivers looking to foster secure attachment relationships in their children. Professor Sroufe is the author of A Compelling Idea: How We Become the Persons We Are. https://www.amazon.com/Compelling-Idea-How-Become-Persons/dp/B08Q8SLKZ1 Sponsored by Cooper: Be the parent you want to be. Head to YourCooper.com use code HUMANS at checkout for a special 40% off a Cooper membership! Produced by Dear Media This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
0:07.2	Welcome to Raising Good Humans. I'm Dr. Alisa Pressman and today I am just so
0:13.9	beyond honored to have Professor Alan Sproth back. He is the leading developmental theorist of
0:21.5	this whole generation and his work on helping us understand how we come to be who we are
0:29.4	is so seminal and since there are so many misconceptions about attachment theory and about
0:37.2	the concept of a secure attachment relationship and we hear about it so often as being so instrumental
0:44.1	in helping raise good humans. I thought it was important to hear about it straight from
0:50.0	Professor Sproth including some of the myths and mysteries surrounding this incredibly important
0:57.3	concept. Professor Sproth is at the University of Minnesota's Institute of Child Development
1:03.3	and he conducted the longest running study of human psychological development ever
1:08.5	establishing the reasons why we each behave as we do and see the world as we do. His groundbreaking
1:15.2	theoretical and empirical contributions to the fields of developmental psychology and developmental
1:20.7	psychopathology have been reported in the academic world in hundreds of papers and journals
1:28.0	of what I am so excited about is that he is also passionate about making sure that this
1:33.4	information gets direct parents and caregivers so that we don't mistake some of the noise
1:40.3	with really beautiful science. If you enjoy this episode don't forget to write a review
1:47.2	and of course if you have not already please subscribe on Apple Podcasts to my premium content it's
1:55.8	totally different it's exclusive to Apple Podcasts it's $2.99 a month so for less than a latte
2:03.5	you get a weekly bite size separate episode that touches on practical applications of parenting
2:10.4	research this season was all about discipline foundations and discipline and next season is
2:17.9	all about resilience and of course you can always reach me through DM on my Instagram at raising
2:24.0	good humans podcast. There are so many misconceptions about attachment and I really can't think of
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