Ep. 50: What are the experiences and beliefs of fathers who identify as attachment parents?

In the realm of parenting - especially attachment parenting - the focus has been on mothers. In fact, if you go to any attachment parenting group - online or not - you are far more likely to come across a group of moms talking about their beliefs, experiences, struggles, and so forth. But it's not just mothers who experience and parent with an attachment-related set of beliefs. Fathers and partners also experience attachment parenting and can have a profound impact on their child's development and their own relationship with their child, but we know incredibly little about this. Today I am thrilled to have Dr. Levita D'Souza join me to discuss her research looking at the experiences of fathers who are attachment parents themselves. How do they experience it? What are their struggles in an unsupportive society? What led them to this way of parenting? These are the kinds of questions she is exploring in this new and much-needed research. For all the dads out there and those who are hoping their partners might get on board, this research is for you. Dr. Levita D'Souza: Interesting Personal Story from an Attachment Father:

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Ep. 50: What are the experiences and beliefs of fathers who identify as attachment parents? is an episode from Evolutionary Parenting Podcast by Tracy Cassels, PhD.

This episode is 01:12:03 long.

This episode was published on Mar 24, 2022.

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