Dr. Jody Carrington is a Clinical Psychologist who has spent most of her career working with children and families. For 10 years, she worked on the Mental Health Inpatient Units of the Alberta Children’s Hospital, where she became a believer in the power of the relationship in assisting kids and their families who are struggling with emotional disregulation. She now practices out of Olds, Alberta, where she lives with her husband and three children, and works closely with a number of school divisions in Alberta.
Dr. Carrington’s work around attachment has become her passion. Understanding how to connect with our kids is a powerful skill, and one that is not always as easy as it sounds. She believes that human connections shape neural connections. Through the relationships that our babes have with their parents and school staff, they begin to develop the “story” of themselves and others around them, and they decide two things: whether they are worthy of love and support and whether they are capable and competent beings. Our kids are in constant search of the “bigger, stronger, kinder, wise”; they need an anchor. When they have these things in place, they have a much greater chance of developing into strong, healthy, and competent adults.