If you’ve ever questioned whether you’re doing parenting “right,” Circle of Security – Parenting might be the approach for you. It’s not about being a perfect parent—it’s about showing up, tuning in, and knowing that your presence is the most important thing your child needs.
Parenting can be exhausting, filled with wonder, love, confusion, and self doubt. Sometimes, despite our best intentions, we react in ways that surprise us, through stress, withdrawal, anger, or uncertainty about what our children really need. Circle of Security-Parenting is a research-backed parenting program grounded in attachment theory. It doesn’t judge, doesn’t overwhelm, and doesn’t require you to be anything you’re not. Instead, it gives you the tools to build the kind of secure, loving relationship that helps children feel safe, confident, and ready to take on the world, from playgrounds to school.
What is the Circle of Security-Parenting?
Circle of Security – Parenting is an evidence based program that helps parents and carers tune into their child’s cues, and respond in ways that build safety and security. The emphasis is on developing your capacity to be Bigger, Stronger, Wiser and Kind.
Ultimately, children thrive when they feel safe and connected.
How the Circle of Security Supports Parents and Children
The Circle of Security is not just a theoretical model; it’s a practical tool designed to guide caregivers in their day-to-day interactions with their children. It provides a roadmap for caregivers to understand how to respond to their child’s emotional cues and offer consistent support. Here are a few ways the Circle of Security framework benefits both caregivers and children:
- Helps parents decode their child’s emotional needs
- Strengthen a child’s ability to manage big feelings
- Deepens the parent-child bond in everyday moments
- Reduces stress and increases confidence for parents
- Encourage parents to recognise their own emotional triggers and responses
The Circle of Security isn’t just a theory, it’s a practical roadmap for daily parenting.
Every parent deserves to feel confident and connected. The Circle of Security helps you find calm within the chaos and connection with your children, within the challenges. Your presence is the most important thing your child needs.
If you’d like to explore this further, I offer the Circle of Security-Parenting program for parents in Bowral and the Southern Highlands. Please get in touch.
