Attachment Styles: Helpful Or Harmful Blessing?

Children are a precious blessing or to many the thought of having a child is a welcome blessing and a gift from God. On the other hand, some might not share that same sentiment with much enthusiasm. Nonetheless when these little fussy, adorable bundles of joy arrive, one might not help but admire how cute they are or who carries a striking resemblance to which parent or a trait highly undeniable gene pool. Though they might have a striking resemblance to their parents, each child has his or her own identity and personality. All youngsters are conceived with a one of a kind identity and personality. Their personality influences how they carry on and respond to circumstances later in life. One’s environment plays an integral role in shaping us

Many parents often wonder what their children will be like when they grow up and want them to become the most capable adults they can be. However, in many homes, parents differ on how they raise and interact with their children. Growing up with great parents is a great blessing in life, whether it be from a single parent home or where both parents are present the way a child is raised influences the kind of person he or she will become. With the development of new theories attachment styles seem to transfer over generations, so do parenting styles. It is from this view point that, it is a real success in life is the testament of human potential if an individual who grew up in a disadvantaged or ill-treated family, breaks the vicious cycle and practices positive parenting. My mother was very authoritarian, like most parents in the Caribbean she expected her children to have blind obedience, obey strict rules, with an high expectation of excellence from us always. Unfortunately, in my mother’s mind, that was what she knew from what was thought by her mom. She didn’t know what it meant to be a warm, responsive, or supportive. If you were not willing to conform to her standards then she would make you conform to them whether you wanted too or not. There was no choice in the

Specifically, the young child acts to achieve physical proximity to the preferred caregiver when in need of comfort, safety, nurturance, and support. Given the circumstances within my home, we were left in the care of our grandparents to take care of us as our mom had to work to support us while we were still quite young. We were not afforded the opportunity to form a secure attachment with our