The whole-brain child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind. NY: Bantam. Teicher, M. (2002). Scars that won’t heal: The neurobiology of child abuse.

The young brain literally changes shape in response to everything it encounters, from new experiences to people to relationships. It’s up to adults to try to influence that growth in a positive ...

October 10, 2011 — As parents, it feels, at times, next to impossible to survive our child’s difficult behaviors: tantrums, whining sessions, and adolescent rebellion. Now imagine using these moments ...

I have often talked about parenting the “explosive child” or a child who struggles with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). In that context, I often mention Dr. Ross Greene’s groundbreaking wor ...

But amidst the seemingly endless number of books about child development and parenting, “The Whole-Brain Child” by Daniel Siegel M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD. may come close.

Tween and teen brains are changing quickly and are not yet fully developed. With some communication and understanding, parents can support their tweens and teens while they undergo these changes.

Do we want our children to thrive or just survive? Certainly, aiming for survival would be appropriate in a war zone, but parents can aim for thriving in other contexts. In their book, The Whole ...

I have often been talking about parenting the “explosive child” or a child who struggles with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). In that context, I often mention Dr. Ross Greene’s groundbreaki ...

Tween and teen brains are changing quickly and are not yet fully developed. With some communication and understanding, parents can support their tweens and teens while they undergo these changes.