Course Finder by category
We have ordered our courses on this page by our objective in creating them. We hope that by manifesting our thinking, we may help you select the course that best suits you. A list of categories is posted below so you can proceed directly to the category that most interests you.
Browse our courses
Choose category
Problem-focused
What most brings people to our courses is some hope that we can be of help with a particular problem they may be encountering. Dr. Neufeld has honoured this by isolating the key insights and interventions that are needed to address the most common problems encountered by the adults who are involved with children. These courses aim to restore hope, understanding, and practical confidence to parents and professionals alike.
Special Stages
Contrary to what most people think, the developmental approach is not about ages and stages, but rather about steps in the unfolding of human potential when conditions are conducive. Tragically many do not grow out of the immaturity that characterizes the preschooler, or actually grow through the rites of passage to true adulthood. Knowing what should happen during these critical times provides a special understanding not only of children and youth of this age, but of all of us.
Sessions: 10
Lecture: 9h 42m
Certificate: 20+ hrs
250 CAD
Power to Parent Series
This three-part Power to Parent series delivers the best that developmental science has to offer to those who are our children's best bet - parents and those who support them. The effect of the material is to restore parents to their natural intuition as well as to their rightful place in their children's lives. The principles and dynamics apply to children of any age.
Sessions: 8
Lecture: 7h 39m
Certificate: 16+ hrs
200 CAD
Play Series
The work of true play is the great hidden secret of our time. When the brain is in the work mode, development leaps ahead, attachments are served, and emotions are cared for. The science of play reveals the very mind of Nature and gets to the heart of the developmental approach. This material reveals the kind of play children most need provides practical suggestions for how to enable it.
Intensive Series
This trio of courses lays out Neufeld's articulation of the attachment-based developmental approach in a logical way that it can be mastered, internalized and thus applied to every situation and circumstance. The Intensive One is the signature and flagship course of the Institute, with the Intensive Two distilling our most common troubles to their essence. The Intensive Three takes a walk through the six roots of attachment and can be used for self-understanding as well.
Sessions: 15
Lecture: 17h 45m
Certificate: 30+ hrs
750 CAD
Attachment Focus
Our ability to make sense of our children and ourselves will only be as good as the model of attachment we are employing. Neufeld's comprehensive model is a theoretical masterpiece - the result of putting the puzzle pieces together from many theorists, including the natural sciences, and has profound implications for application across all ages and all arenas of human interaction – parenting, teaching, marriage, therapy, as well as personal growth.
Mastering the Approach
If mastering the attachment-based developmental approach is the aim, then these five courses are a must. Together they create a comprehensive three-dimensional model that will generate insight and inform interaction, whatever the arena of application: parenting, teaching, therapy, marriage or personal growth.
Sessions: 15
Lecture: 17h 45m
Certificate: 30+ hrs
750 CAD
Special Challenges
These three courses represent the three greatest challenges of our day. Hypersensitivity has become epidemic. Most children now have parents they were not born to. And children have never been more at risk for being hurt emotionally. Neufeld's approach has surprising solutions to all three problems.
Special Applications
Although this approach is universal in application, these five arenas stand out for special consideration and speak specifically to the challenges most likely to be experienced, whether a parent, educator, counselor or therapist.
Unfolding Special Potential
The greatest sins against development are pushing for results before there is the prerequisite readiness, or trying to do Nature's work for it. Empathy, resilience and maturity represent three of our greatest values in raising kids, and also our greatest temptations for getting ahead of ourselves. Knowing the developmental blueprint is our best bet for helping Nature to do what only it can do, grow children up to be fully human and humane.
Sessions: 5
Lecture: 4h 42m
Certificate: 10+ hrs
125 CAD
Sessions: 4
Lecture: 5h 15m
Certificate: 8+ hrs
100 CAD
Foundational Studies
We have singled out the courses we believe are essential for mastering the attachment-based developmental approach and for internalizing the model that will inspire direction from inside out. Most importantly they help to make sense of the children in our care, even the most challenging. This collection of courses serve as a prerequisite to our advanced support subscription. Although six courses are listed here, only one of the play courses is required to qualify for support subscription.
Sessions: 15
Lecture: 17h 45m
Certificate: 30+ hrs
750 CAD
Sleep Studies Certificate Program
In response to the many queries we have received regarding the implications of Dr. Neufeld's attachment-based developmental approach for handling bedtime and sleep issues, we put together a program of studies that will help equip those who are advising and coaching parents with regards to these concerns.
The program consists of 4 courses and our webinar series Solutions to sleep - Learn more about this certificate program here.
Sessions: 15
Lecture: 17h 45m
Certificate: 30+ hrs
750 CAD
Solutions to Sleep is a three-part webinar panel series offering follow-up support to Dr. Neufeld’s free presentation, Getting Bedtime Right. Building on the science of sleep through the lens of attachment and emotion, Dr. Neufeld is joined by Dr. Deborah MacNamara and Tamara Strijack to explore bedtime challenges with insight, warmth, and practical guidance.
Inquiries
If you have questions or require additional information that you cannot find on our website or FAQ page, you may contact our office on our Inquiries page.
Charity & Non-Profit Status
The Neufeld Institute is a registered Canadian charitable organization under the name Neufeld Institute Foundation and is also registered as a NPO in British Columbia. If you would like to make a contribution to us, please go to our donation page.
Stay Connected with the Neufeld Institute
Sign up for our newsletter to receive insights, editorials, and updates on new courses, webinars, and scheduled classes—all rooted in the Neufeld approach. Whether you're a parent, educator, or professional, our resources are here to help you make sense of the children in your care.
You can also follow us on...
Vancouver, BC V6M 1L3
Canada