The Adolescent Brain - Dan Siegel
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- Oct 9, 2018
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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, 2018
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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, 2018
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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, 2018
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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, 2018
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Words and hearts
“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” - Peggy O’Mara #Development #Connection #WordsMatter #Empathy...
- Jun 29, 2018
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One Person
“Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love” - Bruce D Perry #Development #Connection...
- Jun 28, 2018
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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, 2018
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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, 2018
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We rise by lifting others
“It’s easier to build strong children than repair broken men.” - Frederick Douglass #Development #Connection #Connectedness...
- Jun 25, 2018
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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, 2018
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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, 2018
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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, 2018
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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, 2018
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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, 2018
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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, 2018
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Messages
“Kids everywhere need to feel safe, hopeful, connected and appreciated.” - Michele Borba “Kids everywhere need to feel safe, hopeful,...
- Jun 19, 2018
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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, 2018
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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, 2018
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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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