Creating Loving Attachments: Parenting with PACE to Nurture Confidence and Security in the Troubled Child

All children need love, but for those who have experienced trauma, a loving home alone may not be enough. These children require a unique parenting approach that fosters safety, builds secure attachments, and supports healing.

The principles of Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy (PACE) are four essential elements that, when combined with love, help children feel safe, confident, and secure. This book explains why these elements are crucial to a child’s development and shows parents and carers how to integrate them into everyday parenting. Through real-life examples and dialogues between parents and children, the book demonstrates how PACE can be practiced in daily interactions, with simple stories illustrating the core ideas behind each element.

A positive and empowering read, this book helps parents and carers understand how parenting with love and PACE can be transformative for a child’s well-being, guiding them in nurturing a happy, confident, and secure child.