The Science of Connection

Trauma, attachment and the science of connection.

Let’s test your understanding…which of the following statements are true?

At what age can babies tell when parents are about to pick them up, adjusting their bodies to help with this activity?

“Play with peers does not shape a child’s brain development”.

True or False?

“Feeling warmly included at school helps children who live with punitive parents”.

True or False?

“Children who experience toxic levels of stress, especially in the absence of an adult to buffer that stress, are at greater risk of poor adult health problems”.

True or False?

“Changes in teenage behaviour that used to be put down to hormones are probably more accurately attributed to a new phase of brain development”.

True or False?

“All this focus on adolescent mental health. Unnecessary – teenagers just need to toughen up!”

True or False?

“The quality of your relationships in adolescence provides clues as to what your later relationships may look like”.

True or False?