NEW EDITORIAL
BY GORDON NEUFELD, PHD
There's a hole in my bucket …
I can't say the words without hearing Harry Belafonte's smooth mellow voice singing the words to this 400-year-old nursery rhyme – a most humorous depiction of futility: going round and round in circles without getting anywhere. A 'hole in the bucket' is, in fact, more than just a great analogy for futility; the word 'futility' originated from the Latin word 'futilis' meaning 'leaky'. A hole in the bucket is undoubtedly the most concrete visualization of its meaning.
I'll never forget my literal hole-in-the-bucket experience – about a decade ago in our much-loved vacation spot in Maui. Joy and I were there alone and she had gone off to get some groceries when a rare and angry tropical storm arrived. Even though we were on the fourth floor of the building, gravity-defying sheets of rain came in laterally from the sea it seemed, pouring in through the venting that was meant to serve the air conditioning. I looked desperately around for something to fight the elements as the flood rose over the hardwood floor before my eyes.
I was much relieved to find a bucket in a closet and immediately re-commissioned our beach towels for the job. I proceeded to squeeze the water out of each drenched towel into the bucket in rapid and exhausting succession. After what seemed like an eternity trying to fill the bucket up, I finally peeked in to see it as empty as when I began. My bucket had a hole in it. The hilarity of the experience was immediately obvious to Joy when she returned. I must admit it took a while for the comedy aspect of the experience to catch up to me. ...TO READ THE REST OF THIS EDITORIAL, CLICK HERE →
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MAKING SENSE OF DISCIPLINE
SELF-PACED STUDY FORMAT
AVAILABLE TO START AT ANY TIME
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We're pleased to announce that the new edition of MAKING SENSE OF DISCIPLINE, which was offered for the first time in May 2021 in the scheduled online class format, is now available to take as a Self-Paced Study.
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SOLUTIONS TO SLEEP
3-part webinar panel series in November
Gordon Neufeld, Deborah MacNamara, Tamara Strijack
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Part 1
Bridging the Night
providing continuous connection
November 10, 2021
10:00-11:30 AM PT
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Part 2
Emotional Playgrounds
setting the stage for sleep through play
November 17, 2021
10:00-11:30 AM PT
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Part 3
Lullabies
rediscovering their ensorcelling magic
November 24, 2021
10:00-11:30 AM PT
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This Solutions to Sleep 3-part webinar panel series provides follow-up support for Dr. Neufeld's recently released free presentation on Getting Bedtime Right.
Getting bedtime right is important. By what is evidenced online, millions of parents are attempting to do just that but are frequently getting advice that has not been informed by what is truly in the child's best interests.
As a leading articulator of the attachment-based developmental approach, Dr. Neufeld makes sense of bedtime through the lenses of attachment and emotion, providing a conceptual foundation for addressing these issues in a way that does not interfere with secure relationships, healthy functioning and the unfolding of potential.
The science of bedtime is laid out in his Getting Bedtime Right address. In this upcoming three-part series of webinar panels, Gordon is joined by Deborah MacNamara and Tamara Strijack to build upon these foundational insights with practical support, stories, illustrations and examples.
Registration is open now and is ongoing.
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HOLD ON TO YOUR KIDS STUDY GUIDE
We are delighted to announce our newly created Hold On To Your Kids Study Guide, which includes chapter-by-chapter discussion questions as well as an abundant collection of additional resources. We hope that this free guide will inspire the creation of book study groups--in schools, churches, synagogues, mosques and community centres--so that more parents, teachers and grandparents can access and explore together the rich and necessary insights that Dr. Neufeld provides in the book.
First published in 2004, Hold On to Your Kids is the rare book that has become more, rather than less, relevant as the years have passed. Dr. Neufeld’s highly readable exploration of the phenomenon of peer orientation – what it is, how it impedes healthy development and what we can do to reverse its adverse effects – has transformed the lives of many families with its vital message.
To receive a FREE copy of the Hold On To Your Kids Study Guide, visit the Study Guides page on our website.
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FROM INSIGHT TO PRACTICE:
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN EDUCATION
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2021
FREE WEBINAR PANEL
How do we support the emotional health and development of our students and create conditions conducive to learning?
Join Hannah Beach, Eva de Gosztonyi and Tamara Strijack as they share ideas and innovative approaches that schools and learning environments are actively doing around the world.
Let’s learn from each other!
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