Editorials by Dr. Gordon Neufeld and the faculty

Our editorials offer insights from Dr. Gordon Neufeld, Dr. Deborah MacNamara, Tamara Strijack, and faculty, applying attachment-based developmental science to the pressing issues of our time. These writings help parents, educators, and professionals navigate complex topics with clarity, wisdom, and a deep understanding of human development.

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Aug 2, 2016
The Roots …
Darlene Denis-Friske
Darlene Denis-Friske reflects on how focusing on the parent-child relationship builds deep roots that help children weather life’s inevitable challen…Read more
Jul 18, 2016
Softening the Hardened Heart
Deborah MacNamara
Explore how emotional defenses form — and how warmth and connection can help them melt. Read more
Jun 28, 2016
Press Pause and Play
Tamara Strijack
Summer offers a chance to pause digital distractions and rediscover real play. Tamara Strijack reflects on why children and adults need unstructured …Read more
Jun 2, 2016
Parenting in Stressful Times — Part II: Holding On During the Rebound
Eva de Gosztonyi
Eva de Gosztonyi shares how children may seem resilient after disaster or loss, but that emotions often surface later. By holding space for alarm, fr…Read more
May 17, 2016
Parenting in Stressful Times — Part I: How to be Your Child’s “Best Bet”
Eva de Gosztonyi
Eva de Gosztonyi shares how, during disasters like the Fort McMurray fires, parents can help children feel safe, lean on attachment, and find resilie…Read more
Apr 14, 2016
A Playful Approach to Discipline — Part II
Gordon Neufeld
Gordon Nefueld explores how play — not consequences — resolves children’s problem behaviour by addressing immaturity, counterwill, emotions, alarm, a…Read more
Mar 16, 2016
A Playful Approach to Discipline — Part I
Gordon Neufeld
Learn why most discipline fails to address the root causes of children’s behaviour. From immaturity to counterwill, Gordon Neufeld shares how play — …Read more
Jan 27, 2016
Gail: A Life Lived in Widening Circles // By Elana Brief
Guest Contributor
I live my life in widening circles / that reach out across the world. / I may not complete this last one / but I give myself to it. Read more
Jan 25, 2016
Recollections of Gail // By Bridgett Miller
Guest Contributor
Bridgett Miller shares that though Gail may be gone, because of who she was to her, Gail will always be close to her heart, and she feels truly bless…Read more
All posts Gordon Neufeld Deborah MacNamara Tamara Strijack Darlene Denis-Friske Lisa Weiner Eva de Gosztonyi Sara Easterly Colleen Drobot Pamela Whyte Gail Carney Shoshana Hayman Lis Kroeker Patti Drobot Jule Epp Guest Contributor

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