“Children parented in such a manner never come up against the necessary frustration that accompanies facing the impossible. They are deprived of the experience of transforming frustration into feelings of futility, of letting go and adapting.” — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
“In thousands of little ways, we pull and push our children to grow up, hurrying them along instead of inviting them to rest. We… — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
“Children do not experience our intentions, no matter how heartfelt. They experience what we manifest in tone and behavior.” — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
Parents are the designated caregivers and are best suited for being able to raise children. — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
We have lost sight of nature's role in the whole process of maturation and growing up. Parents and nature are a team. And nature… — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
Children need to trust and depend upon those who are responsible for them. — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
“As children grow, they have an increasing need to orient: to have a sense of who they are, of what is real, why things… — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
“Unconditional parental love is the indespensible nutrient for the child's healthy emotional growth. The first task is to create space in the child's heart… — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
“thus educators learn about teaching subjects but not about the essential importance of connected relationships to the learning process of young human beings.” — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
“less mature a person is, the more he will rely on this basic mode of attaching. Peer-oriented kids like Cynthia are preoccupied with being… — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
“What to us looks like independence is really just dependence transferred. We are in such a hurry for our children to be able to… — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
“Increasingly, children’s behavioral problems are ascribed to various medical syndromes such as oppositional defiant disorder or attention deficit disorder. These diagnoses at least have… — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
“The key to activating maturation is to take care of the attachment needs of the child. To foster independance we must first invite dependance;… — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
