Child Attachment Expert: Hidden Dangers Of Daycare & The Plummeting Birth Rates

<p>Erica Komisar is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, and parent guidance expert with over 30 years of private practice experience. She is the author of books such as, ‘Chicken Little the Sky Isn't Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety’.  </p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation, Erica and Steven discuss topics such as, how the mental health crisis is impacting children, how attachment disorders are created in childhood, the dangers of the falling birth rate, and how daycare may cause future issues for your kid. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:00 Intro</strong></p><p><strong>02:21 Erica's Mission</strong></p><p><strong>08:12 Who Are Erica's Patients?</strong></p><p><strong>09:35 How Have Social Changes Influenced Parenting?</strong></p><p><strong>13:00 Is the Role of a Mother More Important Than That of a Father?</strong></p><p><strong>16:30 Why Are Fathers Important From a Biological Level?</strong></p><p><strong>23:20 Erica's Unpopular Ideas About Parenting</strong></p><p><strong>25:17 Family Diaspora: Raising Children Without Extended Family</strong></p><p><strong>27:31 Can Raising Children Away From Extended Family Be Justified?</strong></p><p><strong>28:30 Voluntary Childlessness</strong></p><p><strong>29:25 Attachment Disorders</strong></p><p><strong>33:40 How Do Attachment Disorders Manifest in Adulthood?</strong></p><p><strong>34:54 Choosing a Partner Based on Attachment Styles</strong></p><p><strong>36:20 Predicting Relationship Success Based on Attachment Styles</strong></p><p><strong>37:53 Does Having More Children Correlate With Neglect?</strong></p><p><strong>39:19 Decline in Birth Rates</strong></p><p><strong>41:23 What Is Unique About Relationships With Your Own Children?</strong></p><p><strong>43:12 What Contributes to Growing Infertility Among People?</strong></p><p><strong>46:45 How Did Erica Manage to Balance Work and Motherhood?</strong></p><p><strong>48:48 Should Fathers Be the Stay-at-Home Parent?</strong></p><p><strong>51:18 Harlow's Study on Rhesus Monkeys</strong></p><p><strong>53:38 The Challenge of Motherhood in Poor Socioeconomic Conditions</strong></p><p><strong>57:36 Does More Paid Leave Equal Better Childcare?</strong></p><p><strong>59:10 Connection Between Upbringing and Success in Adult Life</strong></p><p><strong>01:01:40 ADHD: Why Has It Risen So Much in the Past Decade?</strong></p><p><strong>01:07:40 We're Medicating ADHD Wrong</strong></p><p><strong>01:09:26 The Top Stressors We're Exposing Our Children To</strong></p><p><strong>01:11:29 Is ADHD Hereditary?</strong></p><p><strong>01:16:50 What's Wrong With Medicating Children?</strong></p><p><strong>01:21:15 The Link Between Stress and ADHD</strong></p><p><strong>01:22:23 What to Do if a Kid Screams in a Supermarket</strong></p><p><strong>01:25:54 The Different Types of Trauma</strong></p><p><strong>01:32:43 Same-Sex Couples Taking Roles</strong></p><p><strong>01:38:50 What Should Career-Driven Mothers Do?</strong></p><p><strong>01:42:08 Not Everyone Can Do This Stuff</strong></p><p><strong>01:45:25 Children Don't Need Other Kids Until the Age of 3</strong></p><p><strong>01:47:00 Ads</strong></p><p><strong>01:48:59 What's So Important at 3 Years Old?</strong></p><p><strong>01:55:32 Can I Repair My Trauma and Brain Past My 30s?</strong></p><p><strong>01:58:44 Our Pain and Trauma Are Rooted in Childhood</strong></p><p><strong>02:02:33 Is "Daddy Issues" a Thing?</strong></p><p><strong>02:06:33 Are We Taking Men's Purpose Away?</strong></p><p><strong>02:10:42 Men's Testosterone Drops When They Become Fathers</strong></p><p><strong>02:13:03 What Happens When Men Become the Primary Caregiver?</strong></p><p><strong>02:16:22 Should We Split Schools Into Genders?</strong></p><p><strong>02:19:11 Testosterone Decrease</strong></p><p><strong>02:21:12 Raising Healthy Kids in a World of Technology</strong></p><p><strong>02:24:45 The Importance of Being Present With Your Child</strong></p><p><strong>02:25:48 What Should Employers Do?</strong></p><p><strong>02:27:22 Do You Realise How Controversial the Things You Say Are?</strong></p><p><strong>02:28:02 The Reason All of This Is So Personal to You</strong></p><p><strong>02:30:58 What Does Your Obituary Say?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Erica: </p><p>Instagram - 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