How to Raise Healthy & Resilient Children with Erica Komisar



  • What inspired her to write her book ‘Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters’. (1:54)

  • The first 3 years are the first CRITICAL period of brain development. (4:52)

  • Various attachment disorders. (10:33)

  • Defining ‘learned helplessness’. (13:35)

  • The myths that children need daycare. (15:15)

  • Sleep with your children. (18:18)

  • Why little boys are more sensitive. (21:07)

  • Social-emotional development has to proceed with cognitive development. (24:59)

  • Regulating toughness and aggression. (28:24)

  • Mothers are the love objects of attachment, and fathers are the love objects of separation. (32:13)

  • Advocating for the importance of paid leave. (34:37)

  • The lost instinct. (37:53)

  • The causes of postpartum. (43:53)

  • Breastfeeding is best. (47:55)

  • The birthing effects on attachment. (51:49)

  • What can fathers do in the first three years to support? (54:46)

  • Young children benefit from being talked to. (57:14)

  • The greatest gift you can give your children. (59:15)

  • Can you repair attachment issues from the first three years? (1:00:07)

  • In adolescence, you have a second chance. (1:01:45)

  • The importance of the friends your kids choose. (1:04:12)

  • The impact of technology. (1:07:19)

  • Are children’s tantrums a reflection of the parents? (1:14:16)

  • Gentle separation process. (1:16:47)

  • Building the foundation of resilience. (1:18:45)



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