…Counsellor, I have always felt a little nervous about this concept because I fear it has misleading implications. In our busy lives, where time is often at a premium, attempting…
…hypothalamus, autonomic nervous system, attention system, endocrine system and many special neurotransmitters. The alarm system plays an important role in development, and parents are a key influence in making sure…
…years old and the parents are distraught. “It doesn’t feel right to have my child dragged out of my arms crying hysterically.” It doesn’t feel right because it isn’t right…
…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…
…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…
…I often ask the children I work with: “If we invite that feeling that fills you up into the room and to sit it down in that chair, what would…
…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…