The instinct to resist being controlled or coerced is one of the most perplexing and troublesome dynamics in dealing with children and youth. This course reveals the dynamics controlling this instinct and provides suggestions for how to deal with it. This material is applicable for all those dealing with toddlers through adolescents: teachers, parents and helping…
The Attention Deficit Disorder label has brought concerns regarding attention to the fore of public consciousness but unfortunately without the foundational knowledge that enables parents and teachers to find their way through a glut of confusing and often conflicting information. This course brings all the pieces of the puzzle together, bringing fresh insight to this problem…
The escalating level of anxiety in our children begs for an explanation as well as a solution. Dr. Neufeld sheds light on this age-old problem, paving the way for natural interventions that can actually get to the root causes as opposed to just managing symptoms. This course brings a fresh and promising perspective to one of…
Aggression is one of the oldest and most challenging of human problems. Indications are, that in children at least, it is on the rise. What grabs our attention are the more violating acts of aggression but what is truly alarming is the ground swell of attacking energy within and between our kids that erupts in…
Upcoming Scheduled Online Class – Save the Date! Making Sense of Adolescence Part I will start January 30, 2025 with faculty members Robin Brooks-Sherriff and Lisa Weiner. Classes will run on Thursdays from 1:00 – 2:00 pm Pacific Time, running for 10 weeks until April 3, 2025. Robin and Lisa will run Adolescence Part II…
Courses in the 3-part Power to Parent series may be taken in any order. However, Dr. Neufeld recommends completing them in the original sequence, if possible. If taking the courses out of order, we recommend first viewing Relationship Matters for additional foundational context (see Free Resources). Part III of the Power to Parent series focuses…
Courses in the 3-part Power to Parent series may be taken in any order. However, Dr. Neufeld recommends completing them in the original sequence, if possible. If taking the courses out of order, we recommend first viewing Relationship Matters for additional foundational context (see Free Resources). Part II of the Power to Parent series focuses…
Courses in the 3-part Power to Parent series may be taken in any order. However, Dr. Neufeld recommends completing them in the original sequence, if possible. If taking the courses out of order, we recommend first viewing Relationship Matters for additional foundational context (see Free Resources). Part I of the Power to Parent series focuses…
In Neufeld Intensive III: Becoming Attached, Dr. Neufeld unfolds each of the six ways of attaching that are core to his comprehensive model of attachment. There are two focuses: one a deeper theoretical understanding of the material and the other the personal integration of the material. Becoming Attached is also a journey through Dr. Neufeld’s…
Building on the foundations of the Intensive I, this course sheds light upon the profound impact of separation on a child's personality and behaviour. Special attention is given to the problems of aggression, resistance, oppositionality, bullying, distractability, impulsiveness, anxiety, alarm problems, alpha problems, attachment problems, and more. This course is a prerequisite to entry into…