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Dr. Gordon Neufeld on Redefining Parental Power & Connection
Dr. Gordon Neufeld on Redefining Parental Power & Connection
Oct 11, 2023
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Our deepest drive isn’t survival — it’s togetherness. In this clip, Dr. Gordon Neufeld explains emotion as Nature’s way of taking care of our most basic need: attachment. When something goes wrong, our first impulse is to seek our people — Where’s mom? Where’s dad? Where’s my family? — even if it means moving toward danger rather than away from it. Emotion, in his words, serves attachment. It rises most strongly when separation is faced and works to close the gap between us. When we see behaviou
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Our deepest drive isn’t survival — it’s togetherness. In this clip, Dr. Gordon Neufeld explains emotion as Nature’s way of taking care of our most basic need: attachment. When something goes wrong, our first impulse is to seek our people — Where’s mom? Where’s dad? Where’s my family? — even if it means moving toward danger rather than away from it. Emotion, in his words, serves attachment. It rises most strongly when separation is faced and works to close the gap between us. When we see behaviou
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Why Some Kids Seem Bossy | Dr. Gordon Neufeld on Alpha Children More and more children today are presenting as bossy, prescriptive, and demanding — what Dr. Neufeld calls alpha children. Behind this behavior is often an alpha complex — a child attaching by taking the lead, rather than resting in our care. If you’d like to learn more about this dynamic, Gordon Neufeld has unfolded it in a 4-session course, Alpha Children: https://www.neufeldinstitute.org/alpha #alphachildren #parenting #attachmen
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Why Some Kids Seem Bossy | Dr. Gordon Neufeld on Alpha Children More and more children today are presenting as bossy, prescriptive, and demanding — what Dr. Neufeld calls alpha children. Behind this behavior is often an alpha complex — a child attaching by taking the lead, rather than resting in our care. If you’d like to learn more about this dynamic, Gordon Neufeld has unfolded it in a 4-session course, Alpha Children: https://www.neufeldinstitute.org/alpha #alphachildren #parenting #attachmen
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FREE event with Dr. Gordon Neufeld & Heather Ferguson — November 24th at 11AM PT - Register at NeufeldInstitute.org/taste How do we give a child a firm, non-negotiable no while also offering the warm, soft landing their emotions require? This is one of the core challenges of parenting with attachment in mind — and one of the themes we’ll explore together. Together With Celena Krahn, Heather Ferguson will be leading Power to Parent I: The Vital Connection starting this January. Dr. Neufeld and He
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FREE event with Dr. Gordon Neufeld & Heather Ferguson — November 24th at 11AM PT - Register at NeufeldInstitute.org/taste How do we give a child a firm, non-negotiable no while also offering the warm, soft landing their emotions require? This is one of the core challenges of parenting with attachment in mind — and one of the themes we’ll explore together. Together With Celena Krahn, Heather Ferguson will be leading Power to Parent I: The Vital Connection starting this January. Dr. Neufeld and He
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“Parenthood is above all a relationship, not a skill to be acquired.” - Gordon Neufeld in 'Hold On to Your Kids' In this clip, Dr. Gordon Neufeld reminds us that the heart of parenting isn’t found in techniques or perfect moves. It begins in relationship — in showing up as the answer your child is seeking. Link in bio at @neufeldinstitute *** This is a clip from an episode of Robot Unicorn Podcast hosted by Jess VanderWier from @nurturedfirst To hear the full conversation, search for the episode
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“Parenthood is above all a relationship, not a skill to be acquired.” - Gordon Neufeld in 'Hold On to Your Kids' In this clip, Dr. Gordon Neufeld reminds us that the heart of parenting isn’t found in techniques or perfect moves. It begins in relationship — in showing up as the answer your child is seeking. Link in bio at @neufeldinstitute *** This is a clip from an episode of Robot Unicorn Podcast hosted by Jess VanderWier from @nurturedfirst To hear the full conversation, search for the episode
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“Children must never work for our love. They must rest in it.” - Gordon Neufeld. Many of us have made the same mistakes. We have said things like: "I can’t be your friend if you’re going to be like that. Off to your room. I withdraw the invitation to exist in my presence…" Everyday interactions like this can place children in charge of preserving the connection. Too often, they find themselves working for the relationship—holding on when that role was never meant to be theirs. The restlessness t
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“Children must never work for our love. They must rest in it.” - Gordon Neufeld. Many of us have made the same mistakes. We have said things like: "I can’t be your friend if you’re going to be like that. Off to your room. I withdraw the invitation to exist in my presence…" Everyday interactions like this can place children in charge of preserving the connection. Too often, they find themselves working for the relationship—holding on when that role was never meant to be theirs. The restlessness t
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Join leading expert in attachment, Dr. Gordon Neufeld, at our spring conference as he walks us through The Dance of Attachment which explores the pivotal role attachment plays in our everyday lives, and how we can support our children in building strong, secure relationships. | Institute of Child Psychology
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“For transplanting to be successful, children need to adopt their new ‘parents’.” — Gordon Neufeld When children experience a change in who is raising them—through adoption, fostering, step-parenting, loss, or changes in custody—their attachment roots are inevitably affected. Even when these changes are made with care and good intentions, the developmental impact can be significant. This clip is from Dr. Gordon Neufeld’s course 'Art & Science of Transplanting Children'. In this course, Gordon Ne
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Why do teenagers pull away — and how do we tell the difference between healthy independence and something that puts development at risk? This is the dynamic Dr. Gordon Neufeld unfolds together with Dr. Gabor Maté in their book Hold On to Your Kids. For a deeper unfolding of this topic, Dr. Gordon Neufeld explores it fully in his course Making Sense of Adolescence. Adolescents are in the in-between: no longer children, not yet adults. They need us — yet often resist us. The course explores the se
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"When we lose our playfulness, we're in trouble. Children need to play, adults need to play. We have become a work-oriented society, an outcome-based society. When a child plays a game only to win and doesn't enjoy the activity — that is no longer play, it's work." — Dr. Gordon Neufeld True play isn’t about performance or outcomes. It’s expressive, not evaluative. It creates emotional safety and freedom — not pressure to succeed. But in today’s culture, true play is vanishing. In his course Play
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The most powerful force in parenting is invisible — and yet everything depends on it. In The Vital Connection, Dr. Gordon Neufeld unfolds the central insight that changed his work: parenting doesn’t hinge on techniques or strategies, but on the relationship a child has with the adult responsible for them. This course was created because our culture no longer protects this relational foundation. We have to make the invisible visible — to give words, understanding, and direction to the very contex
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We've lost the ability to ritualize life, to save our energy for other things. - Dr. Gordon Neufeld
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Play is meant to take care of our emotion. Dr. Gordon Neufeld
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Play is the lightning rod for all emotion that have difficulty being expressed. - Dr. Gordon Neufeld
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Real rest comes from an invitation to exist in the presence of those you depend on. - Gordon Neufeld
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Play has become an endangered activity - Dr. Gordon Neufeld
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Neufeld Institute on Instagram: "In this introduction, Gabor Maté - @gabormatemd shares why he values Dr. Gordon Neufeld’s work on attachment and development. This short video includes two classic vignettes from Gordon that illustrate key insights into the parent–child relationship. See more reels and post on @neufeldinstitute or visit neufeldinstitute.org - Making sense of children – developmental science in practice. Fresh insights for parents, teachers and supporting professionals. *** #gabor
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Neufeld Institute | Gordon Neufeld on Sibling Rivalry: Sibling rivalry is a very common problem. By treating our children as equals, we think we’re doing them... | Instagram
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Dr. Gordon Neufeld shared this study, I didn’t do my own research 😉 Giving a child a reward for “good behavior” may seem innocent and even kind, but it’s BACKFIRING. Studies show that when someone is rewarded for something, they are less likely to be interested in doing it spontaneously. I know some of us parents are DESPERATE for some kind of quick fix in the heat of the moment to motivate our kids, but offering a reward is only working against us. As many of you already know, the rewards just
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Relationship Matters | Dr. Gordon Neufeld | TEDxWestVancouverED
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Alpha Children Preview Video
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The Essential Nature of Play with Dr. Gordon Neufeld
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How to Help a Child with Impulsive Behavior - Gordon Neufeld, PhD
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How to Develop Good Attachment with your Child - Attachment Parenting
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