With Thanksgiving already over in Canada and the United States, and with Hannukah, Christmas and other celebrations coming in just a few weeks, we are firmly into the holiday season….
…that we can rest in the care of another. Three Keys to Melting Emotional Defenses 1. Lead into Vulnerable Territory. If we are going to soften emotional defenses and increase…
…us can cause growth to happen, in ourselves or in our children. This is where Nature comes in. But Nature cannot do this alone – any more than it can…
…and playing. When we communicate information to a child that might alarm them it is best to do this in a matter of fact and non-alarming tone and manner. For…
…won’t stay in my brain. It’s all just a haze and the ghosts overtake me, no escape … no escape. I’m going in circles … what happened to “everything’s okay?”…
…and child know that they anticipating the connection. In the case of a child who in the past has had difficulty adjusting to the school setting, I urge meetings before…
As we begin another not-quite-usual holiday season, we wanted to share with you, once again, some seasonal offerings from our homes to yours. In looking at the writings that Neufeld…
There is a plethora of advice these days emerging on HOW to turn one’s home into a school. The underlying assumption is that it is indeed in a child’s best…
…instead. Simply put, only play can truly shoehorn instinctive creatures into civilized society without damaging either. Those who believe in work would wrongly credit this shoehorning to discipline. However, people…
…trusting ourselves in knowing what’s in our child’s best interests. We’ve bought into the fact that our approach to parenting must fit in, or that our children should act in…