Pick the brain of a leading attachment researcher to more deeply understand how attachment styles from infancy are both stable and can change over time. Dr. Sroufe leads us through his 40 years of research to give us his reflections on what is important in parenting and in relationships to grow security.—-If you’ve ever wanted to know how much you can predict a person’s development years in advance, then you’ll enjoy our conversation with Dr. Alan Sroufe. Co-host Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP talks with Dr. Sroufe about his research findings over the years and how insecure and secure attachment tendencies can develop and affect an individual through their lives.Is change possible? Yes, we will tell you how. Also, can reinforcing positive expectations and taking good care of yourself as a parent truly affect your child’s growth? You’ll learn about the legacies of attachment and the importance of being able to turn to someone when in need of support. This is a hopeful journey, please join us!Dr. Alan Sroufe is an internationally recognized expert on early attachment relationships, emotional development, and developmental psychopathology and has published seven books and 140 articles on these and related topics!Dr. Sroufe is Professor Emeritus of Child Psychology in the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota and he has been an Associate Editor of Developmental Psychology and Development and Psychopathology.  His awards include the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Society for Research in Child Development, the Bowlby Ainsworth Award for Contributions to Attachment Research, the G. Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution to Developmental Psychology from Division 7 of the American Psychology Association, an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Leiden, and the Distinguished Teaching Award from the College of Education, University of Minnesota.SIGN UP FOR OUR LIVE CONFERENCE ON ATTACHMENT APRIL 7, 2018 –  Healing Adult Attachment, the 3 Pillars of Integrated Treatment  with Dr. David Elliott (Thank you to our co-sponsor Austin IN Connection.)Online reading group to start mid April, 2018 for Elliott’s book – Attachment Disturbances in Adults Comprehensive Treatment and Repair (Norton 2016) by Daniel Brown and David Elliott. Reserve your slot today!IntroductionGuiding question behind Sroufe’s ongoing 1974 studyCorrelation between stress in parents and anxious/secure attachment in childrenImportance of healthy relational questionsWhy is change difficult? Negative expectations can result in off-putting behaviorChronic early stress and early predictorsLife stressIntergenerational transmission and the importance of taking care of yourself as a parent for your childAttachment in children, positive expectations through parents, learning to manage yourself at a young agePositive relationships with teachers reported for those with secure attachment backgroundsAnecdote about Vera’s dreamThe importance of a supportive relationship as a predictorThose with secure history who experience bad times don’t lose their secure history“Earned” secure attachment and its neurological intricaciesDavid Elliot, Healing TraumaTransitional moments in developmentAdolescents, capacity for vulnerabilityImportance of being able to turn to someone, giving and receiving support, legacies of attachmentThe difficulty of self-reporting, necessity of being observed, AAIImpact of culture and class on developmentImpact of socioeconomic situationAttachment in primatesWrap Up & OutroResources:The Development of the Person The Minnesota Study of Risk and Adaptation from Birth Through Adulthoodby Dr. Alan Sroufe et al.To reach Dr. SroufeDr. Sroufe’s CVLessons from the Minnesota Longitudinal StudySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.