The art of mothering in community

Parenting, the role of attachment, and the creation of an art therapy curriculum to address both, are the main topics of this research. Attachment is explored in terms of the participant’s attachment status, and their ability to parent in a way that promotes secure attachment. The intersection of a mother’s own attachment status and how the mother parents their child is a primary focus of the curriculum. The curriculum promotes the healing of a mother’s own attachment status while facilitating healthy attachment within the mother-baby dyad.