When a child has a secure attachment to their caregivers, the child feels content when their caregiver is around. The child also becomes upset when the caregiver gets separated.

When a child has a secure attachment, long-term effects include acceptable emotional expression, peer relations, and social skills. A child who has secure attachment may have a greater understanding of other individuals emotions. Those children who have a secure attachment are less aggressive and have less antisocial behavior as well. (Sincero, (n.d.).
The relationship a child has with their caregiver is a prototype for future relationships the child will have. The child establishes trust in the world, and knows that they will be cared for, and allows for emotional regulation as well.
The more secure a child is with their caregiver, it will be easier for the child to become an independent adult. A child that is secure will be confident and resilient, especially when they are confronted with peer pressure at school or social events.
Reference:
Sincero. (n.d.). Bowlby Attachment Theory - Core emotional development in humans. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://explorable.com/bowlby-attachment-theory

Being Pregnant

 Second kid not quite outnumbered but still scary. Anastacia or Annie is coming soon and I just want her to be a happy kid. As a parent, I'm going to be a better one than mine were to me because mine wasn't there. My dad died when I was eight, and my mom was a drug addict but died clean in 2004. My mom never came looking for me, so I'm already a great mom compared to that.

I promise, never to leave my kids, and I promise to do everything in my power to make you feel alone. I promise to hug and kiss you and make it normal to say I love you every day. I promise to be a tickle monster and make you laugh whenever I can. I promise to make books important and make learning fun.

I can't make any more promises because I have a bad memory and if I don't remember it kinda classifies as a broken promise. The promises that I promised don't even need remembering, because I'm sure it will come naturally.

Dressing the Tree, Happy Holidays

Any holiday between Thanksgiving and New Years are my thing, and I get in a groove and it has begun. James and Luke have been hard at work.

Summer is here

 We are celebrating summer with a day of play. Luke always looked out the window and saw a huge pool, but unfortunatly that belongs to a private property. We live in apartments nearby, and we don't dare to even ask to use their pool, so we created a little something for him.

Yes what you see there is a Dora chair and a purple tricycle, they were handed down to me from my sister, Luke loves them.

Our Second Visit to Mystic Aquarium

It's amazing what a stroller and a couple months will do. Because we had him in the stroller we were able to enjoy the aquarium a little more than last time. We were able to visit more of the museum this time, because we didn't have a wild baby on the loose.

First Trip to Mystic Aquarium

So, as you can see by the photographs, we didn't enjoy much. Quite frankly it was a lot of new things for the baby and he couldn't stop moving. We got a membership so I'm curious to see how the next time will be.