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"Throughout life, we need people who are responsive to us, who listen, who think we matter enough to be listened to and who support us. And we also need alloparents. So all these components are not just for mom to do, or mom and dad. It's a community support system.
The community helps with the child raising, whether it's at birth (midwives and doulas), you have people who are there to welcome the baby, who are going to hold the baby, who are going to play with the baby and the children throughout their lives. So it's not just a family affair, it's a community affair." ~ Dr Darcia Narvaez
In this episode, Kaitlin is joined by Dr Darcia Narvaez, professor emerita of psychology and also the host of the EvolvedNest.org and president of kindredworld.org. She's a co-author of the forthcoming book, The Evolved Nest: Nature's Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities, and the film Breaking the Cycle.
Dr Darcia and Kaitlin talk about:
More about Dr Darcia:
Website: darcianarvaez.com
The Evolved Nest website: evolvednest.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theevolvednest/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EvolvedNest/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYFv1BZL-mjBJKz5L485EQg
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