03/25/2026
Let‘s talk about family trauma caused by a narcissistic/absentee parent & its impact on emotional development.
John Bowlby, a British psychoanalyst, developed and defined attachment theory in the late 1950s, proposing that infants have an innate need to form close emotional bonds with caregivers for survival.
His work help to classified 4 distinctive styles of attachment…
🔐Secure
🛑Avoidant
Disorganized
😬Anxious
Active parenting is a decision founded on God’s word, sacrifice, intentional covering, mutual honor & respect for others, & embracing the journey your children may be on.
An active parent doesn’t force their children to “grow up fast” because of their emotional instability or immaturity.
An active parent doesn’t uncover their children through gossip, slander, envy, or public humiliation because of displacement of their decisions.
And I don’t know where my life would be without the active and healthy parenting from my late maternal grandparents, Charles D. Cunningham Sr. & Opertius Cunningham.
Much of who I am and the mission I’m dedicated too is solely because of their love, sacrifice, value of people, hospitality, boldness, & passionate relationship with the Lord.
