…necessary ingredients – old magazines, cardboard, scissors, and glue sticks. I put out the invitation, that if anyone wanted to join me, they were welcome to. No obligation. And so…
…The outhouse comparison is especially apt because we all know what type of mess awaits us when we don’t make regular trips to the outhouse . . . When we…
…say. “Gah! Another mindfulness book. Ridiculous!” Gail would laugh and then further editorialize. “Children are not developmentally capable of meditating to calm themselves down. Stupid. It’s just so stupid!” She…
…anxiety in moving freely and, eventually, in coming to rest. I danced him in and out of rooms, to and from the car, in the tempo of his compulsive steps….
…to parent through. Somewhere in the eleven- to thirteen-year age range, our previously reasonable children are likely to become completely allergic to direction. They can appear inconsiderate, act rashly, and…
…world.”. Play needs the freedom to go wherever it needs to go. It is not about the outcome, or the product, but the process we engage in. It is not…
…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…
…close to spelling it out. In short, one does not face death and come away untouched. What we witnessed was just the beginning of the impact. In the wake of…
…to this unfolding, but we cannot make it happen. Commanding that our children grow up, as we all know, is futile. We cannot even command growth in ourselves. We can…
…how can we give sensitive children the best environment to grow in. [i] Neufeld, G. (2013). Level I Intensive: Making Sense of Kids. Neufeld Institute Vancouver, BC, Canada. www.neufeldinstitute.com….