Editorials by Tamara Strijack

Tamara Strijack · Sep 28, 2020
Of Frogs and Ferns: creating conditions for natural learning
Tamara Strijack shares how connection with the natural world opened a child’s curiosity and emotions, showing that true learning grows from safety, a…Read more
Tamara Strijack · Feb 16, 2020
Gardeners at Heart: Growing Emotional Health in our Children
Exploring how safe relationships and creative play nurture children’s emotional health. Insights from Neufeld Institute faculty Hannah Beach and Tama…Read more
Tamara Strijack · Jan 5, 2020
Wishing You An Ish-Ful New Year!
Tamara Strijack reflects on the pressure to “get it right” and invites us to embrace creativity, mistakes, and playful exploration instead. Read more
Tamara Strijack · Jun 16, 2019
Behind the Scenes: The Magic of Music
Discover how music and master teachers unlock children’s voices, nurture emotional growth, and create safe spaces for self-expression. Read more
Tamara Strijack · Nov 16, 2017
Lessons from the Farm: Finding Rest
Through Poquito the rescue dog, Tamara Strijack reflects on attachment, separation, and how children learn to rest when trust and care come first. Read more
Tamara Strijack · May 23, 2017
Lessons from the Farm: Defensive Blindness
Tamara Strijack explores defensive blindness—what an alpaca’s haircut reveals about how children protect themselves from what’s too hard to face. Read more
Tamara Strijack · Nov 29, 2016
Lessons from the Farm: A Matter of Instinct
Life with Pippin, our herding, shoe-chewing puppy, reminded me how natural instincts drive both animals and children. With patience and creativity, w…Read more
Tamara Strijack · Oct 16, 2016
Lessons from the Farm: A Story of Alpha and Alarm
An alpaca’s alarm teaches us about children in alpha mode—why insecurity fuels anxiety, and how adults can restore safety. Read more
Tamara Strijack · Jun 28, 2016
Press Pause and Play
Summer offers a chance to pause digital distractions and rediscover real play. Tamara Strijack reflects on why children and adults need unstructured …Read more

Reclaiming Our Students: Why Children Are More Anxious, Aggressive, and Shut Down Than Ever – And What We Can Do About It

By Hannah Beach & Tamara Strijack

Children are more anxious, aggressive, and shut down than ever. Faced with this epidemic of emotional health crises and behavioral problems, teachers are asking themselves what went wrong. Why have we lost our students? More importantly: how can we get them back? Reclaiming Our Students is a thoughtful guide to restoring the student-teacher relationship and creating the conditions for change, written by Hannah Beach, celebrated educator and specialist in emotional health, and Tamara Neufeld Strijack, clinical counsellor and academic dean of the acclaimed Neufeld Institute—with a foreword by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D.. Reclaiming Our Students empowers teachers with relationship-based strategies to restore their leadership role and build emotional safety in the classroom.

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