The Heart of the Family

The Heart of the Family

Being More of a Couple and not Just Parents

Honey, Have you Seen our Needs?

Many parents who value their children’s needs and seek to meet them on an equal footing have difficulty treating each other in the same way as a couple. The challenges of the new situation and a commitment to Attachment Parenting may cause parents’ needs as a loving couple to take the back seat.

The psychological counsellor Romy Winter turns the tables by placing the couple bond at the center of parenthood. She shows how the five basic needs—attachment, autonomy, self-worth, pleasure, and security—can be fulfilled, as part of everyday family life, not only on the part of the children, but especially in the parents’ own relationship. Because one of the best things parents can do for children is to look after the love they have for one another.

• Understanding the couple bond as the family’s key relationship
• Supporting couples at eye level
• Attachment Partnering

“The couple bond is the first child in need of loving attention.” Romy Winter