Relational
What if closeness matters more than rules?
When a child won't listen, the instinct is to get stricter. More consequences. Firmer rules. But Neufeld says the real issue is usually simpler: the relationship needs attention, not the behavior.
Connection is the context for correction.— Gordon Neufeld
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The thinker
Developmental Psychologist & Attachment Expert
Gordon Neufeld is a Canadian developmental psychologist known for his attachment-based approach to understanding children, and author of Hold On to Your Kids.
Based on Gordon Neufeld — Making Sense of Kids, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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