Understanding and Strengthening Parent–Child Attachment: Everyday Practices That Build Trust, Security and Connection

Guest Facilitator: Sam Leeson, Childbirth Educator, Doula, Parenting Coach, Fertility Coach, Infant Feeding Specialist

Workshop Description:

Every moment of connection—especially the messy ones—can become an opportunity to build trust, safety and deep belonging with your child.

Discover practical, everyday ways to nurture a secure and trusting bond with your young child in this inclusive, queer-affirming workshop. Explore how your own attachment history shapes your parenting, learn to recognize and foster secure attachment and gain tools to repair misattunement or conflicts when they arise. We’ll also cover how to honour your own emotional limits while staying deeply connected to your child.

Key messages for parents/guardians:

• Understand attachment in daily life for children from infancy to age five
• Recognize patterns of secure and insecure attachment without judgment
• Build strategies to repair moments of conflict and strengthen trust
• Learn to balance your boundaries with your child’s needs in a trauma-aware, inclusive way

Learn more and register for our 2SLGBTQ+ Family Resources programs.