Being in tune

Dr. Dan Siegel says, “When we attune with others we allow our own internal state to shift, to come to resonate with the inner world of another. This resonance is at the heart of the important sense of “feeling felt” that emerges in close relationships. Children need attunement to feel secure and to develop well, and throughout our lives we need attunement to feel close and connected.”

The ways in which can attune with children are varied, and this visual provides examples of ways in which we can do this through being attentive, encouraging, receiving, attuning together, guiding and supporting.