The Power of Attachment: Raising Connected and Resilient Kids
Parenting in today's world can feel like navigating uncharted waters — influences are everywhere, and the connection between parent and child can easily feel stretched thin.
Event Details & Special Offer
This presentation is normally valued at $325, but a special discounted rate is offered exclusively for this event at the Brackendale Art Gallery.
If you have employee benefits that include coverage for an RCC (Registered Clinical Counsellor), please contact me at 604-849-0034 to discuss how your fee can be applied.
Meet Laila Presotto, Founder of The Relationship Clinic. Laila is a dedicated and passionate Psychotherapist and Educator specializing in relationships, parenting, mental health, and trauma. As a Certified Neufeld Parenting Consultant and Educator, she brings over 16 years of experience working with children, youth, and parents — as well as grandparents, foster parents, teachers, principals, physicians, and early childhood educators.
Trained directly by Dr. Gordon Neufeld in his Developmental Attachment Research and Paradigm, Laila is excited to host a powerful, insightful, and educational presentation on the science of connection. This event will help you understand the attachment roots of parenting and strengthen the vital parent–child bond that supports secure, resilient, and emotionally healthy development.
You Will Learn:
The science behind your child’s maturing process and brain development
The roots of aggression and anger — and how to support them
How to guide behavioural changes effectively
About counterwill, resistance, and opposition
Why it’s important to allow your child to express their tears
How to prime the brain and raise a resilient child
How to understand and soften your child’s alpha instincts
The brain changes during adolescence and how to support them
Why the teenage years are turbulent — and what to do about it
The stages of attachment and their importance in your relationship
Why your child’s brain defenses turn on — and how to respond
Attachment-friendly approaches to discipline
Why consequences work (or don’t)
How to understand and support a sensitive child
The importance of repair and reconnection
How to emotionally and psychologically support your child through separation
Why it’s easy to shame children under 7 and what you can do about it
And much more
Professional Background & Certifications
Certified Gottman Couples Therapist — trained by Dr. John & Julie Gottman
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) — trained in Dr. Sue Johnson’s Externship Program
Certified Dr. Gordon Neufeld Parenting Educator (certified in 10 courses)
Certified Dr. Peter Levine Trauma Therapist in Somatic Experiencing
Certified in Dr. David Burns’ Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Certified in Dr. Rick Hanson’s Positive Neuroplasticity Course
(Personally trained by all of the above except Dr. Peter Levine)
Visit www.relationshipclinic.ca to learn more about Laila Presotto.
