…in this very place. They, too, could use a llama in their life! What our children need is a generous invitation to rest in our presence. As they desperately move…
…took me by surprise for its deep insight into what it means to be fully human, its crystalline clarity, and its sheer succinctness. After 40 years of studying the unfolding…
…what alarms us most is separation from the people and things we are attached to. Different kids deal with alarm in different ways. In some, the alarm system is hair-trigger,…
…for Dr. Neufeld’s course, Making Sense of Adolescence Part I: The Seven Rites of Passage, as a Scheduled Online Class, with Adolescence Part II: Adolescence & Sexuality following in March….
…cortex is under major reconstruction, resulting in incredible highs, desperate lows, mature insight, and impulsive reactions – sometimes all in one day. The early teen years can be incredibly hard…
…what happened in the forest. He asked me if he could do something to erase the images in his brain. I told him that it was wonderful he could talk…
…younger, I would notice restless nights, increased crankiness, less patience all around, voices raised in sibling tensions, nagging worries blown way out of proportion, very tired children, and more than…
…for, it is in dire straits in today’s society. This is partly because there is so little cognitive understanding, partly because the cultural support for play has been lost, and…
…time for all, including the adults on duty. Yet it is clear, not only in the hearts of many who carry bitter memories of recess time, but also in documented…
…to think she is no longer on this earth. As I write about her, I realize that she is still with me in my heart – attachments are forever –…