…enter into the work mode. If we could only rest from our own work of trying to teach a child a lesson and enter into the playful spirit of the…
…be filled with reflections and ruminations on the dynamic of dependence – how we fight it, how we are afraid of it, how we run away from it, how we…
…specific one, I want to alert those working in schools to some unanticipated side effects that would warrant a re-examination of the use of these programmes. It is understandable that…
…exhaust themselves in trying to convince their children to face each other, work together, take ownership, right the wrongs, and come to some agreement. And of course, each child wants…
…needed, we have to tame yet another instinct, that of wanting to take away the pain. When our children (or spouse or friends) start to cry, as difficult as it…
…an opportunity to dive deeper in to the practice of facilitating play for others – whatever your role – starting online in February 2024. For more information: https://neufeldinstitute.org/event/playful-facilitation-module-putting-play-into-practice/ And to…
…the dependency instincts is to render receptive to be taken care of, and to seek. One set of instincts is supposed to be the answer to the other. The provider…
…their level of immaturity. A child’s resistance doesn’t mean we have to abandon our agenda, but it does mean we will need to figure out how to hold on to…
…in their agenda. Let’s consider how it must make a child feel to be bringing home a “red face” to Mom or Dad. None of us likes to disappoint those…
…a conscious decision, but an emergency measure of the young brain to handle an emotional overload too much to bear. Our challenge here is to take the child’s side and…