…really hard and really isolating. We need to share the weight of these situations together. Nobody should carry that weight alone in a school. Through a unique “we’re-in-this-together” spirit, Martine…
…the point of comfort, allow it to be changed, reshaped by the magic that coming alongside holds for both people. My beautiful son was floundering after going to sleep in…
…course, Heart Matters: The Science of Emotion (starting October 26, 2016). Reference (1) Gordon Neufeld, Level I Intensive: Making Sense of Kids, 2013, Neufeld Institute, Vancouver, BC. www.neufeldinstitute.org …
…child, validate each child, and seek to come alongside without judgement or criticism, we can let go of the feeling of having to investigate or take a side. Honouring and…
…are trying to make sense of all of the mixed emotions they experience. One part wants to become their own person while another side is alarmed by the growing separation…
…every organism must stay soft. (For a human being this implies having a soft heart and being able to feel vulnerable feelings such as guilt, embarrassment, anger, sadness, etc.). However,…
…softened when right relationships are achieved and will require leading them to more vulnerable feelings, shielding their emotional system from further wounding, and reducing harm wherever possible. The softening of…
…and stimulation. Adults might see them as being overly dramatic or reactive but they are only being true to the enormous world that exists inside of them. The neurobiological differences…
…need more pockets of play. For me, this will mean setting aside time for music, for walks, for sitting by the lake with the frogs and the otters, for writing,…
…in the face of a very obvious disaster, to help our children get through this with the fewest effects on their emotional well-being?” And yes, there will be effects. This…