…of the students have mental health diagnoses such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Reactive Attachment Disorder, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Some students also struggle with…

…often knew members in their community and formed relationships as a natural course of life. Parents didn’t need to work at building attachment villages and could take relationships for granted….

…work to create the rest our kids need then the learning will come. At this time the world may feel out of sorts and upside down for a child and…

…Dr. Neufeld spoke about coming alongside, he didn’t mean this. But he did. And I needed to allow this human who I love beyond reason to stretch my heart past…

…to my surprise that all the attachment instincts could be divided into two large complementary drives. I have called these drives the alpha mode and the dependent mode. When it…

…beginning of time—as we drew on cave walls, danced around fires, shared stories, sang songs, and sculpted clay—adults and children alike have been expressing themselves through the arts. Cultures are…

member at the Neufeld Institute, working alongside internationally respected clinical and developmental psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld, who wrote Hold On To Your Kids with Dr. Gabor Mate. I have helped…

…out what distresses, repress bad memories, dull the pain, suppress alarming feelings, and be divested of caring and responsibility (1). The anthem of the emotionally defended is, “I don’t care,”…

…is stirred up requires support and groundwork beginning with reflecting feeling names for emotional experiences – sad, frustrated, disappointed, ashamed and so on. If you can’t name something you can’t…

compensate for immaturity and impulsivity. Some students are assigned to structured, adult-supervised activities during recess time. Some are helped to avoid crowded hallways by staying behind until things are calmer….

© 2024 The Neufeld Institute