“if we use how we were taught yesterday to teach our children today, we are not preparing them well for tomorrow.” — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
We now know that the way to help a child develop optimally is to help create connections in her brain—her whole brain—that… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“The best predictor of a child's security of attachment is not what happened to his parents as children, but rather how his… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
When we begin to know ourselves in an open and self-supportive way, we take the first step to encourage our children to… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“Children are much more apt to share and talk while building something, playing cards, or riding in the car than when you… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“the behaviors and skills we want and expect our kids to demonstrate, like sound decision making, control of their emotions and bodies,… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“Remember, there are plenty of ways to spoil children—by giving them too many things, by rescuing them from every challenge, by never… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
At the most basic level, therefore, secure attachments in both childhood and adulthood are established by two individual's sharing a nonverbal focus… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“As children develop, their brains "mirror" their parent's brain. In other words, the parent's own growth and development, or lack of those,… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Early experience shapes the structure and function of the brain. This reveals the fundamental way in which gene expression is determined by experience. — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
...not all encounters with the world affect the mind equally. Studies have demonstrated that if the brain appraises an event as "meaningful," it will… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Each of us needs periods in which our minds can focus inwardly. Solitude is an essential experience for the mind to organize its own… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“the “work” of adolescence—the testing of boundaries, the passion to explore what is unknown and exciting—can set the stage for the development of core… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“Too often we forget that “discipline” really means “to teach”—not “to punish.” — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“The downstairs state of reactivity doesn’t know what to do with a lot of upstairs words. Often, in moments of reactivity, nonverbals (like hugs… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“if we use how we were taught yesterday to teach our children today, we are not preparing them well for tomorrow.” — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
The number of possible "on-off" patterns of neuronal firing is immense, estimated as a staggering ten times ten one million times (ten to the… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Recent studies of mindfulness practices reveal that they can result in profound improvements in a range of physiological, mental, and interpersonal domains in our… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
While the days of parenting may seem so long, the years are so short. — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“between the two. Harmony emerges from integration. Chaos and rigidity arise when integration is blocked.” — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“An important take-home message is that it is vital to keep the lines of connection and communication open and to remember that we all—adolescents… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
