…when homework needs to get done? Why do some teens oppose and rail against rules and limits around technology use, driving them to push back at parents? At first glance,…

…are still our child’s answer – including their bubble of safety in an alarming world.   Remember as well, that children at play are insulated from the alarming world around…

…now because we are all expected to self-isolate as part of protecting our community, and it’s our social responsibility and furthermore, so on and so forth, and blah-blah-blah, and so…

…provide our child with us, in full confidence that we are their answer? The concept of ‘provision’ is foundational to Neufeld’s paradigm, and it outlines an absolutely vital component of…

…alarm and frustration had escalated to the point that it was impossible to get him to do anything. Any request coming from an adult was welcomed with the exact opposite…

Sometimes in our travels we come upon something that seemed initially like just one more place to visit, only in retrospect to reveal itself as absolutely key to our understanding…

…adaptation. Children are often able to experience and talk about their worries and frustrations during moments of connection when their surroundings are calm and settled. Some children can bring forward…

…questions as there are parents and children. Being the answer for your child is a way to turn summer vacation into an enriching experience for yourself and for your child….

…of these are sweet and tentative, some are bizarre and odd, and some might actually even be dangerous; all of them are untempered, and black-and-white thinking rules the day. While…

…of this election, anyway. Starting with the national conventions over the summer, I was alarmed, anxious, and at times, angry. I’m a vocal person by nature, a messy person by…

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