In this book, Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson provide an effective and compassionate approach to discipline, focusing on the link between a child’s neurological development and parental reactions to misbehavior. The authors offer strategies to connect with children, redirect emotions, and turn meltdowns into opportunities for growth. Key principles include the 'No-Drama Connection' cycle, which involves communicating comfort, validating feelings, and reflecting what the child has expressed. The book also emphasizes the importance of empathy, insight, and repair in the discipline process[1][3][4].
This book offers 12 revolutionary strategies to help parents nurture their child's developing mind. It introduces the concepts of the 'upstairs brain' (higher-order cognitive functions) and the 'downstairs brain' (more primal emotional responses), emphasizing the importance of integrating these two brain regions for self-regulation and wise decision-making. The authors provide age-appropriate strategies to deal with day-to-day struggles, help children integrate their memories, and build positive, nurturing relationships. The book also highlights the value of viewing mistakes as opportunities for growth and teaching important skills through everyday parenting challenges[2][4][5].
Written by Drs. Karyn Purvis and David Cross, 'The Connected Child' offers a holistic approach to parenting children with troubled backgrounds. The book emphasizes the importance of compassion, understanding the child's history, and using Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) to address behavioral, sensory, and attachment issues. It provides practical strategies for disarming fear responses, establishing clear parental authority, creating a sensory-rich environment, teaching social skills, supporting healthy brain chemistry, and fostering emotional bonds. The authors stress that by seeing beyond maladaptive behaviors and understanding the child's deep-seated fears and needs, parents can help their children heal and develop meaningful connections[1][2][4].
In this book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel Heller explore the science of adult attachment, a concept pioneered by John Bowlby. They identify three primary attachment styles: anxious, avoidant, and secure, each influencing how individuals approach relationships. The authors provide tools and communication strategies to help readers determine their own and their partner's attachment styles, navigate relationship challenges, and build more fulfilling and secure relationships. The book emphasizes that understanding attachment styles can help avoid mismatched relationships and foster a more secure and satisfying love life[2][4][5].
In this book, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma reshapes both the body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores various treatments, including neurofeedback, meditation, sports, drama, and yoga, which activate the brain’s natural neuroplasticity to aid in recovery. The book emphasizes the power of relationships in both causing and healing trauma and offers hope through descriptions of novel approaches to treatment. It is based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists in the field[1][2][5].
Your pregnant sister-in-law was a wild child growing up and suffers addiction. Would adopting her baby disrupt your family life? Welcome to Feedback Friday!
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On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:
- Whenever you're hit with a double-whammy of physical illness and depression, remember that psychology is, in fact, biology. Metacognition is the key.
- Your pregnant sister-in-law was a wild child growing up and suffers from addiction. Would adopting her baby disrupt your own family's tranquility?
- What's the most drama-free way to get your professional contacts on board with the changes you've made since coming out as transgender? [Thanks to Noelle Soncrant, the first visible transgender financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual, for helping us with this one!]
- You just discovered your wife has a warrant for her arrest after neglecting to pay $173,000 in taxes your co-owned and recently dissolved business owes to the IRS. Now what? [Thanks to bankruptcy attorney Erin Hoskins for giving us some sound advice here!]
- Your sister left her amazing husband for a man she finds more attractive — but who also exhibits controlling and manipulative behavior. He's pressuring her to have a baby despite her lifelong decision against it. How can you help her realize she's making a huge mistake?
- How can you mitigate career setbacks while taking time off from work to travel?
- Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
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