Circle of Security Parenting (For parents of young children)

Written By Elise Raymond

Circle of Security Parenting™ (COS-P) is an evidence-based reflective parenting program that helps caregivers better understand their child’s emotional needs and strengthen secure, trusting relationships. Drawing on attachment research, COS-P supports caregivers to make sense of children’s behaviour, respond more confidently to big emotions, and foster connection while supporting independence. This program is optimised to support caregivers of infants, pre-schoolers and early primary school- aged children.

In this 8-session, reflective program, caregivers can expect to:

  • Gain a clearer way of understanding what their child may be needing in moments of distress, clinginess, withdrawal, or push-back

  • Learn a simple framework that helps make everyday parenting interactions easier to think about and respond to

  • Reflect on how they tend to respond when parenting feels hard, overwhelming, or emotionally charged

  • Develop greater steadiness and confidence in moments that previously felt reactive or confusing

  • Learn how to stay emotionally present while also holding limits and boundaries

  • Understand how moments of mismatch, repair, and reconnection shape relationships over time

  • Explore the idea of good-enough caregiving, including how consistency and repair matter more than getting it right every time

  • Apply ideas from the program to real, day-to-day situations in their family

Elise Raymond
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