The Power of Attachment: Raising Connected and Resilient Kids

41950 Government Road, Squamish, BC V0N 1H0, Canada

About the Event

Join us for this insightful and eye-opening presentation!

NOV 18 | PARENTING EXPERT LAILA PRESOTTO @ THE BAG

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 I'm offering it at a special discounted rate 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.

Hi, I'm Laila Presotto, Founder of The Relationship Clinic. I'm a dedicated and passionate Psychotherapist and Educator specializing in relationships, parenting, mental health, and trauma. As a Certified Neufeld Parenting Consultant and Educator, I bring 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, I'm 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 my work.

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