Dr. Erica Komisar

More of them have attachment disorders. They can't bear frustration. They can't bear pain. They can't bear sleeplessness. You know, the idea that you have to get a baby nurse because you can't get up in the middle of the night with your own baby. And that's become the norm in certain socioeconomic circles. I mean, so women and men

More of them have attachment disorders. They can't bear frustration. They can't bear pain. They can't bear sleeplessness. You know, the idea that you have to get a baby nurse because you can't get up in the middle of the night with your own baby. And that's become the norm in certain socioeconomic circles. I mean, so women and men

always raised children in history in extended family circles, right? They weren't isolated. And today parents are very isolated. So you would have your mother staying with you or you'd have your sister staying with you or you'd live in a big house and there'd be people to support you. I started a nonprofit.

always raised children in history in extended family circles, right? They weren't isolated. And today parents are very isolated. So you would have your mother staying with you or you'd have your sister staying with you or you'd live in a big house and there'd be people to support you. I started a nonprofit.

recently because I found that so many mothers, it's called attachment circles, so many mothers feel so isolated that dealing with the pain and the discomfort of mothering alone is too much for them. So there is that.

recently because I found that so many mothers, it's called attachment circles, so many mothers feel so isolated that dealing with the pain and the discomfort of mothering alone is too much for them. So there is that.

So we live in a very strange society where people are separate from one another in their own houses and apartments, and they don't depend on one another because dependency is a bad word. But there is also this issue of how are we producing such fragile youth that even the discomfort and the frustration of raising children is too much for them.

So we live in a very strange society where people are separate from one another in their own houses and apartments, and they don't depend on one another because dependency is a bad word. But there is also this issue of how are we producing such fragile youth that even the discomfort and the frustration of raising children is too much for them.

Interestingly, yes and no to your question. People who have less economic resources are in general less isolated, but they are also isolated today. You have a lot of single mothers raising children, not in an apartment with other family members who've had to move to other cities or countries to make a living, who are really isolated.

Interestingly, yes and no to your question. People who have less economic resources are in general less isolated, but they are also isolated today. You have a lot of single mothers raising children, not in an apartment with other family members who've had to move to other cities or countries to make a living, who are really isolated.

Again, I think it crosses socioeconomic lines, but with wealthier people, more affluent people. they're opting for isolation, many of them. They're buying big houses, they're living in the suburbs, or they're not wanting to lean on anyone, right? So we have what I call a family diaspora.

Again, I think it crosses socioeconomic lines, but with wealthier people, more affluent people. they're opting for isolation, many of them. They're buying big houses, they're living in the suburbs, or they're not wanting to lean on anyone, right? So we have what I call a family diaspora.

It's really what it is, which is that people will move away from their families of origin when they have children. which is very bizarre and anti-instinctual. So the world's become a global place and we can move wherever we want. But doesn't it make common sense?

It's really what it is, which is that people will move away from their families of origin when they have children. which is very bizarre and anti-instinctual. So the world's become a global place and we can move wherever we want. But doesn't it make common sense?

Isn't it a reasonable clause that you would want to move closer to your extended family, even if they're a pain in the neck, unless they're abusive? Because it provides you with support. It provides you with extended family support, but that's not what's happening. People are choosing to live geographically distant from their families of origin. And so it's making it harder for families.

Isn't it a reasonable clause that you would want to move closer to your extended family, even if they're a pain in the neck, unless they're abusive? Because it provides you with support. It provides you with extended family support, but that's not what's happening. People are choosing to live geographically distant from their families of origin. And so it's making it harder for families.

It's making it harder for women. It's making them feel more isolated.

It's making it harder for women. It's making them feel more isolated.

You just said it. What if they have passions? What if they have a career? The problem is children do best in extended family situations. So you can have a fabulous career and move far away from your family. And when you're young and single, and I even call it single when you're married but don't have children, you're still really single.

You just said it. What if they have passions? What if they have a career? The problem is children do best in extended family situations. So you can have a fabulous career and move far away from your family. And when you're young and single, and I even call it single when you're married but don't have children, you're still really single.