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Oct 10, 20191 min read
The Adolescent Brain - Dan Siegel
#DrDanSiegel #Development #Connection #TheAdolescentBrain #Neuroplasticity #RandomActsofKindnessFoundation
Oct 9, 20181 min read
Dr Karen Treisman on the importance of relationships
In her 2017 TEDx talk, Dr Treisman talks about the importance of forging good, healthy relationships and society-wide systems when it...
Jul 9, 20181 min read
Intentions
“Some of the most important things you can communicate to a child are that feelings are ok, mistakes are fixable and there’s nothing they...
Jul 7, 20181 min read
Instead of fighting
“If you manipulate, coerce and bully your children, you will have no power at all. If you lead with humility, gentleness, and by example...
Jul 4, 20181 min read
Biologically essential
Relationships with supportive, caring adults as early in life as possible, can prevent or reverse the damaging effects of toxic stress....
Jul 1, 20181 min read
Words and hearts
“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” - Peggy O’Mara #Development #Connection #WordsMatter #Empathy...
Jun 29, 20181 min read
One Person
“Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love” - Bruce D Perry #Development #Connection...
Jun 28, 20181 min read
Reframe the behaviour
“Take your time to understand. Don’t just do something, be there.” - Marshall B Rosenberg NVR can help. #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV...
Jun 27, 20181 min read
A vulnerable choice
“Empathy is a choice and it’s a vulnerable choice because in order to connect with you, I have to connect with something within myself...
Jun 26, 20181 min read
We rise by lifting others
“It’s easier to build strong children than repair broken men.” - Frederick Douglass #Development #Connection #Connectedness...
Jun 25, 20181 min read
We don't have to do it alone
“A person can grow to his or her fullest capacity only in mutually caring relationships with others." - Fred Rogers #Development...
Jun 24, 20181 min read
Powerful
“For a child or an adult, it’s extremely powerful to hear someone say, “I get you. I understand. I see why you feel this way.” This kind...
Jun 24, 20181 min read
Kindness
“When your child is having a problem, stop, listen, then respond to the need, not the behaviour. The behaviour can be addressed later,...
Jun 22, 20181 min read
Discipline means to teach
“But where classroom discipline is concerned...a punitive climate isn’t in anyone’s interest..., it strains the fabric of the...
Jun 21, 20181 min read
Relationships are the agents of change
“You can influence & you can make a positive change in a child’s life - & in an adult’s life - all the way through because of the...
Jun 20, 20181 min read
Connected Child Raising
“Behaviour is not perfect, it is communication. Embrace the imperfect and show children they are worth holding close...” - Kelly Bartlett...
Jun 19, 20181 min read
Messages
“Kids everywhere need to feel safe, hopeful, connected and appreciated.” - Michele Borba “Kids everywhere need to feel safe, hopeful,...
Jun 19, 20181 min read
You're not alone
“Take your time to understand. Don’t just do something, be there.” - Marshall B Rosenberg #BreneBrown #Empathy #Development #Connection...
Jun 18, 20181 min read
Do you see me?
“Everyday in a hundred small ways, children ask, ‘Do you see me?’, ‘Do you hear me?’, ‘Do I matter?’ Their behaviour often reflects our...
Jun 18, 20181 min read
Harmed in relationship
“Our children were harmed in relationship and they will experience healing through nurturing relationships.” - Dr Karyn Purvis NVR can...
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