Scottish Attachment In Action

Welcome to SAIA - Attachment Matters for All
  
SAIA aims to make sure that everyone understands the fundamental importance of attachment relationships throughout life by:
  • Providing training and consultancy in attachment and trauma to practitioners, parents and carers
  • Providing information through social media, conferences, events, newsletters and educational resources
 
Membership of SAIA is open to all 
Why do some children find it more difficult to learn from being sanctioned for their behaviour? Do some children think differently? Is it something as fundamental as not being able to see the link between an action and its consequences, or is it more about misunderstanding other people’s intentions? When children learn early in life that other people’s motives are not always safe or trustworthy, we need a different approach to discipline. There is still a temptation, especially when under stress, that we default to a dogma that children should learn by facing the consequences of their actions.
 
Consider first what happens when we assume children who have suffered abuse and neglect early in life can change their behaviour in response to being sanctioned... [read more]
The latest posts from David Woodier our chief blogger.
Creating a Child Centred School for Children with Significant Trauma and Attachment Difficulties

Is it really a problem of self-esteem? Looking inside may not be the answer to how children can flourish.
The Audio recording of 'A Day With Dan' is currently being edited [apologies, delays due to technical problems]
meanwhile listen to Dan Hughes discuss 🔊 Trauma and the road to recovery