…in any social situation. With a developing prefrontal cortex, children can’t always manage their emotions, especially intense ones. And when in a crowded corridor, on a rough and tumble playground…
…2020, the first panel focusing on home education and the second on the school setting. In the first panel, Tamara Strijack and Deborah McNamara will join Gordon Neufeld to continue…
…is in the activity, not the outcome. Most screen play does not qualify. One more word of caution. Thwarted togetherness is the fountainhead of our frustration, so don’t be surprised…
…come to my mind, to whom I would like to say: “Don’t behave like a preschooler!” Or, “Don’t be so childish!” I would love to say this to them, perhaps…
…from? Dr. Gordon Neufeld, a renowned clinical psychologist, proposes that resilience is the result of the process of adaptation. And true adaptation is the process by which we are changed…
If one were trying to create a recipe for frustration, these past few months would be the winning combination. Frustration is one of our primary mammalian emotions and it arises…
…and intention, can evoke the same feelings of joy and togetherness as old ones did: December always felt like a bit of a challenge for me. The question loomed large:…
…ferns. Sometimes lessons come from unusual places. This one comes from Aunt Ruth … In my world, this pandemic brought many changes – one of the more welcome ones was…
…We now continue the dance by giving a touch of proximity, conveying the warmth we feel towards this person and the pleasure that comes with being in this person’s presence….
One day my 10-year-old son came home shaken by an incident he experienced in the woods. He had gone biking with some neighbourhood boys and an older brother of one…