…us to extend grace – freely given unmerited favour with no expectation of reciprocity. For example, we cannot assign intent when an adolescent is being hijacked by extreme emotion. Rather,…
…this season– ones that have connection and joy at their heart. Heather Ferguson (Canada), whose “kids” are twenty-two and sixteen, writes about how her family’s annual holiday traditions of crafting…
…had a song for getting dressed, feeding the dog and bathtime … and the list went on and on. As she moved into her teen years, the conversation got a…
…encourage you to continue to explore Dr. Neufeld’s paradigm, especially his newly released DVD on “Making Sense of Discipline: the INs and OUTs of imposing order on children’s behaviour.” http://www.gordonneufeld.com/products/dvds…
…but one of desperation. For some reason these children have lost faith in the providers in their life to take care and lead the way and their only recourse is…
…sociology. Since Prof. Greenberg was almost the only teacher on faculty who taught it, I registered for every single one of his courses. By the end of my sophomore year,…
…editorial on this website). Ironically I was – and still am upon writing this – in Europe, preparing to give a keynote address at a Congress on Delinquency in Berlin,…
…down by the circumstances in our lives. After years of mistaken emphasis on the stress part of the equation, the focus is now on uncovering the keys that can unlock…
…natural to want to move into action when a child comes to us with a complaint. There is a teacher I know, who now does a LOT of listening when…
…cannot provide this unconditionally. Only by complying with unwritten rules can one fit in a peer group. This constant calibration of self to assure acceptance keeps children constantly working for…