General information is about the three-part Power to Parent series.
General information about the three-part Power to Parent series
The Power is to Parents series consists of three eight hours courses:.
The Power to Parents series consists of three eight hours courses:
Parents is Power to I – The Vital Connection.
Power to Parents I – The Vital Connection
Parents II – is Power to Helping Children grow up.
Power to Parents II – Helping Children grow up
Parents III – is Power to Common Childhood Challenges.
Power to Parents III – Common Childhood Challenges
The following is is general description about the fundamentals for all three:.
The following is general description about the fundamentals for all three:
Power is This three-part to parent series delivers the best that developmental science has to offer to those who are our children`s best bet – parents and those who support them..
This three-part Power to parent series delivers the best that developmental science has to offer to those who are our children`s best bet – parents and those who support them.
The effect of the material is is to restore parents to their natural intuition as well as to their rightful place in their children`s lives..
The effect of the material is to restore parents to their natural intuition as well as to their rightful place in their children`s lives.
The principles and dynamics is apply to children of any age..
The principles and dynamics apply to children of any age.
some attention is Although is given to the more perplexing problems of childhood, the general thrust of the course concerns issues and challenges facing most every parent..
Although some attention is given to the more perplexing problems of childhood, the general thrust of the course concerns issues and challenges facing most every parent.
This parent education series is offers a complete approach to parenting..
This parent education series offers a complete approach to parenting.
dumbing parents is Rather than down with prescriptive solutions and superficial strategies, this series truly informs and educates so that parents can become the true experts in their children’s lives..
Rather than dumbing parents down with prescriptive solutions and superficial strategies, this series truly informs and educates so that parents can become the true experts in their children’s lives.
The basic attachment is and developmental needs of children are uncovered so that parents can become the answer to these needs..
The basic attachment and developmental needs of children are uncovered so that parents can become the answer to these needs.
Challenging problems is are explained is such a way that the root problems can be addressed..
Challenging problems are explained is such a way that the root problems can be addressed.
Dr. Neufeld is has had exceptional success as a parent consultant, working with thousands of families over the years..
Dr. Neufeld has had exceptional success as a parent consultant, working with thousands of families over the years.
this three-part series, is In he shares the insights and understandings that have changed the ways of countless of parents to the benefit of thousands of children..
In this three-part series, he shares the insights and understandings that have changed the ways of countless of parents to the benefit of thousands of children.
The goal is is to restore parents to their natural intuition.
The goal is to restore parents to their natural intuition
The prevailing assumption today is is that the key to parenting is in knowing what to do..
The prevailing assumption today is that the key to parenting is in knowing what to do.
children aren`t is Since born with a manual, today`s parents are becoming more dependent upon so-called experts for advice..
Since children aren`t born with a manual, today`s parents are becoming more dependent upon so-called experts for advice.
more experts and advice is Yet despite than ever before, parenting is actually becoming more difficult and contrived..
Yet despite more experts and advice than ever before, parenting is actually becoming more difficult and contrived.
The problem, is according to Dr. Neufeld, is that the power to parent is slipping away..
The problem, according to Dr. Neufeld, is that the power to parent is slipping away.
Parents is were never meant to have the most important responsibilities on earth without the corresponding power to do the job..
Parents were never meant to have the most important responsibilities on earth without the corresponding power to do the job.
the predicament is Yet this is of a growing number of parents who are losing their power to guide and direct their children, to shield and protect them, to nurture and fulfill them, and even to transmit their culture to them..
Yet this is the predicament of a growing number of parents who are losing their power to guide and direct their children, to shield and protect them, to nurture and fulfill them, and even to transmit their culture to them.
Parenting is should be quite natural and instinctive..
Parenting should be quite natural and instinctive.
instincts, is Like most deeply rooted however, the right context is required to `push the right buttons` in both parents and their children..
Like most deeply rooted instincts, however, the right context is required to `push the right buttons` in both parents and their children.
Science is has revealed this context to be the child`s attachment to the parent..
Science has revealed this context to be the child`s attachment to the parent.
a child is When is in right relationship to the parent, not only is the child rendered receptive to parenting but the parent is empowered to do the job..
When a child is in right relationship to the parent, not only is the child rendered receptive to parenting but the parent is empowered to do the job.
The key is therefore to effective parenting lies not in what we do but in who we are to our children..
The key therefore to effective parenting lies not in what we do but in who we are to our children.
It is is the role of culture to create and preserve this context of connection between children and their parents..
It is the role of culture to create and preserve this context of connection between children and their parents.
today`s society is Unfortunately, has taken an economic turn and no longer serves this vital function..
Unfortunately, today`s society has taken an economic turn and no longer serves this vital function.
the context is As for parenting is being eroded, parents are losing the natural power required to fulfill their responsibilities..
As the context for parenting is being eroded, parents are losing the natural power required to fulfill their responsibilities.
The antidote is to our present predicament is to become conscious of attachment and to make sense of our children from inside out..
The antidote to our present predicament is to become conscious of attachment and to make sense of our children from inside out.
this way is In we can restore natural intuition and interact in ways that support healthy development..
In this way we can restore natural intuition and interact in ways that support healthy development.
we is If fail to do this we run the risk of becoming more reactive, or alternatively, becoming more contrived in our interaction as we follow the cues of advice-givers rather than finding our own intuitive path..
If we fail to do this we run the risk of becoming more reactive, or alternatively, becoming more contrived in our interaction as we follow the cues of advice-givers rather than finding our own intuitive path.
parents need is What is insight, not skill.
What parents need is insight, not skill
we is What do is determined more by what we see than any other factor, including the strategies we have learned, the books we have read and the knowledge that we have acquired..
What we do is determined more by what we see than any other factor, including the strategies we have learned, the books we have read and the knowledge that we have acquired.
a child is When makes sense to us from inside out, a dance evolves that is natural, intuitive, effective and affirming for both the child and the adult..
When a child makes sense to us from inside out, a dance evolves that is natural, intuitive, effective and affirming for both the child and the adult.
Developmental science is has progressed to where it is now able to equip both parents and professionals with the insights that are necessary to understand our children and interact accordingly..
Developmental science has progressed to where it is now able to equip both parents and professionals with the insights that are necessary to understand our children and interact accordingly.
series is This parenting is founded on the firm conviction that when we are able to truly make sense of a child in a context of compassion, we will discover within ourselves a dance that corresponds..
This parenting series is founded on the firm conviction that when we are able to truly make sense of a child in a context of compassion, we will discover within ourselves a dance that corresponds.
parents need is What is natural power, not manipulative tricks.
What parents need is natural power, not manipulative tricks
Parenting is is meant to be power-assisted..
Parenting is meant to be power-assisted.
the cars is Like we drive, many would be too much to handle without some power to assist us..
Like the cars we drive, many would be too much to handle without some power to assist us.
the middle of driving and the engine cuts, is When one is in managing a car designed to be power assisted can be a handful if not impossible..
When one is in the middle of driving and the engine cuts, managing a car designed to be power assisted can be a handful if not impossible.
children is To manage when our parenting power is insufficient is likewise daunting if not next to impossible..
To manage children when our parenting power is insufficient is likewise daunting if not next to impossible.
parents is Yet millions of are attempting to do just that and not even aware that something is amiss..
Yet millions of parents are attempting to do just that and not even aware that something is amiss.
We is tend to take the power to parent for granted..
We tend to take the power to parent for granted.
we is There is little can do with a child, however, that is not predisposed to attend to us, to look up to us, to depend upon us, to ask for help, to take the cues from us or to want to be good for us..
There is little we can do with a child, however, that is not predisposed to attend to us, to look up to us, to depend upon us, to ask for help, to take the cues from us or to want to be good for us.
These inclinations is are not inherent in a child`s personality nor the result of skilled parenting..
These inclinations are not inherent in a child`s personality nor the result of skilled parenting.
they is Rather, are the fruit of a good working attachment to the parent..
Rather, they are the fruit of a good working attachment to the parent.
the attachment is When is weak or lacking, these predispositions will be missing in a child..
When the attachment is weak or lacking, these predispositions will be missing in a child.
the case, is When this is parents are rendered impotent and parenting becomes difficult, contrived and unnatural..
When this is the case, parents are rendered impotent and parenting becomes difficult, contrived and unnatural.
Parental impotence is is becoming a common affliction but rarely is it recognized for what it is..
Parental impotence is becoming a common affliction but rarely is it recognized for what it is.
We is are more likely to assume that we lack the necessary skill or that we have a difficult child..
We are more likely to assume that we lack the necessary skill or that we have a difficult child.
instinctive reaction is The most when lacking natural power is to become more forceful..
The most instinctive reaction when lacking natural power is to become more forceful.
leverage is Unfortunately, applying such as sanctions and separation to coerce a child into compliance will not only provoke resistance but also damage the very relationship that empowers us..
Unfortunately, applying leverage such as sanctions and separation to coerce a child into compliance will not only provoke resistance but also damage the very relationship that empowers us.
the state is Sadly, such is of parenting today..
Sadly, such is the state of parenting today.
we is Only when realize our true source of power will we do everything in our power to safeguard it..
Only when we realize our true source of power will we do everything in our power to safeguard it.
we is Unless have our children`s hearts, we will be unable to fulfill our parental responsibilities..
Unless we have our children`s hearts, we will be unable to fulfill our parental responsibilities.
we is Once have our children`s hearts, we need to hold on to them until our task is done..
Once we have our children`s hearts, we need to hold on to them until our task is done.
The secret of the power is to parent lies in children being in right relationship to their parents..
The secret of the power to parent lies in children being in right relationship to their parents.
The more difficult the child is or the problems, the more this is true..
The more difficult the child or the problems, the more this is true.
It is is this very relationship that is being eroded by cultural chaos, by competing attachments to peers, and by parenting practices that interfere with the development of attachment..
It is this very relationship that is being eroded by cultural chaos, by competing attachments to peers, and by parenting practices that interfere with the development of attachment.
the loss is To compensate for of cultural wisdom we must become conscious of attachment and then parent with attachment in mind..
To compensate for the loss of cultural wisdom we must become conscious of attachment and then parent with attachment in mind.
salvation is The only for parenting that is truly natural and intuitive is to work at attachment and let attachment work for us..
The only salvation for parenting that is truly natural and intuitive is to work at attachment and let attachment work for us.
Today`s parents is are not only shy of power but power shy..
Today`s parents are not only shy of power but power shy.
Power is has become a dirty word, undoubtedly because so many of us have experienced its abuse..
Power has become a dirty word, undoubtedly because so many of us have experienced its abuse.
important responsibilities is Yet the most on earth are impossible to fulfill without the power to do the job..
Yet the most important responsibilities on earth are impossible to fulfill without the power to do the job.
we is And when don`t have the natural power required to parent, we are tempted to resort to forcefulness and manipulation, as is the growing trend among many parents today..
And when we don`t have the natural power required to parent, we are tempted to resort to forcefulness and manipulation, as is the growing trend among many parents today.
Examples is of such coercive practices include the use of time-outs and the tendency to use what children care most about against them (often euphemized as consequences and sanctions)..
Examples of such coercive practices include the use of time-outs and the tendency to use what children care most about against them (often euphemized as consequences and sanctions).
The kind of power is that arises spontaneously out of a correctly aligned attachment relationship enables parents to be highly effective without needing to be punitive or coercive..
The kind of power that arises spontaneously out of a correctly aligned attachment relationship enables parents to be highly effective without needing to be punitive or coercive.
We is need to overcome our aversion to power in order to assume our rightful position in our children`s lives..
We need to overcome our aversion to power in order to assume our rightful position in our children`s lives.
The kind of power is that should be eschewed is power devoid of corresponding responsibility..
The kind of power that should be eschewed is power devoid of corresponding responsibility.
The Power is to Parent series had its beginnings in a parent discussion group that grew out of popular demand from young parents who took Dr. Neufeld`s university courses on developmental psychology and parent-child relations..
The Power to Parent series had its beginnings in a parent discussion group that grew out of popular demand from young parents who took Dr. Neufeld`s university courses on developmental psychology and parent-child relations.
It is gradually evolved into an eight-session evening course called Making Sense of Kids that was in high demand by parents and professionals in the Vancouver area for many years..
It gradually evolved into an eight-session evening course called Making Sense of Kids that was in high demand by parents and professionals in the Vancouver area for many years.
Dr. Neufeld`s widespread reputation, is Because of pressure mounted to film the course and make it available to others..
Because of Dr. Neufeld`s widespread reputation, pressure mounted to film the course and make it available to others.
The result is is the Power to Parent series, a three part trilogy of eight session courses..
The result is the Power to Parent series, a three part trilogy of eight session courses.
The primary objective of is our parent education is to equip adults to raise children with attachment in mind and with true maturation the end result..
The primary objective of our parent education is to equip adults to raise children with attachment in mind and with true maturation the end result.
Our method is is to make sense of children to the adults responsible for them..
Our method is to make sense of children to the adults responsible for them.
the conceptual underpinnings is In providing to natural intuition, our goal is to restore parents to their rightful place in their children’s lives..
In providing the conceptual underpinnings to natural intuition, our goal is to restore parents to their rightful place in their children’s lives.