Many times over my years when working with families, I have been asked “Can I love my baby too much?”. Parents, especially first time parents, are often worried can they be too attached to their new born babies and when is it appropriate to start setting boundaries. From the extensive and ever growing literature being published, extending our knowledge of neurobiological human development over the lifespan and attachment theoretical perspectives, it is clear that infants and young children...

Parents understand that there is an expectation that we all need to learn how to control our behaviour, our emotions and our thinking and this is a skill we need to instil in children. Control over our immediate responses to stimuli is a skill that helps us navigate our surroundings. Skills we need to learn to do this are conflict resolution, problem solving, independent thought, and interpersonal skills that allows us to be social in our dealings with others. Therefore in order to be...