The practice of raising children within a network of trusted caregivers and community members who share the attachment work, reflecting Rabia's emphasis on interconnected love.
Rabia lived in a community of mystics and seekers; her love was never privatized but radiated outward. In contemporary attachment parenting, this translates to a realistic vision: you cannot and should not try to meet all your child's needs alone. Community—grandparents, trusted friends, mentors, educators—extends the circle of secure attachment. Your child develops resilience and multiple secure bases when several adults understand and honor their emotional needs. This requires vulnerability: inviting others into your parenting, communicating what secure attachment looks like for your child, and trusting others with their emotional care. Rabia's model resists the modern nuclear family isolation that leaves parents and children vulnerable. A child surrounded by a loving, attuned community learns that belonging transcends any single relationship, that they are held by a web of care. This distributes the burden of parenting and enriches the child's sense of place in the world.
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