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- Emotional Literacy: Open discussions about feelings and anxieties can create stronger emotional intelligence. Parents with anxious preoccupied patterns can model emotional regulation for their children, teaching them resilience and self-awareness.
Parenting Implications: Raising Secure Children
For caregivers who identify with an anxious preoccupied attachment style, a realization of their emotional responses is the gateway to healthier practices. Recognizing when their anxiety is unwarranted allows them to self-soothe and present a stable front to their children.