Grief allows you to let go of something you have lost only when you begin to accept what you now have in… — Daniel J. Siegel Accepting Copy Share Image
“parenting matters, even to the extent of influencing our inborn and genetically shaped temperament.” — Daniel J. Siegel Parenting 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 Children 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 Children Copy Share Image
“Connection means that we give our kids our attention, that we respect them enough to listen to them, that we value their… — Daniel J. Siegel Problem solving Copy Share Image
“The busy lives people lead in the technologically driven culture that consumes our attention often produce a multitasking frenzy of activity that… — Daniel J. Siegel Focus Copy Share Image
Too often we forget that discipline really means to teach, not to punish. A disciple is a student, not a recipient of… — Daniel J. Siegel Consequence Copy Share Image
We are always in a perpetual state of being created and creating ourselves. (p. 221) — Daniel J. Siegel Creating Copy Share Image
“Too often we forget that “discipline” really means “to teach”—not “to punish.” A disciple is a student, not a recipient of behavioral… — Daniel J. Siegel Brain development Copy Share Image
“Integration is not the same as blending. Integration requires that we maintain elements of our differentiated selves while also promoting our linkage.… — Daniel J. Siegel Integrity 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 Children Copy Share Image
The amygdala, along with related areas..., plays a crucial role in coordinating perceptions with memory and behavior. These regions are especially sensitive… — Daniel J. Siegel Areas 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 Children Copy Share Image
“parent who recognizes an upstairs tantrum is left with one clear response: never negotiate with a terrorist. An upstairs tantrum calls for… — Daniel J. Siegel Inappropriate behavior Copy Share Image
“As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote, “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become… — Daniel J. Siegel Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Copy Share Image
“State integration involves linkage in at least three different dimensions of our lives. The first level of integration is between our different… — Daniel J. Siegel Integration 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 Adulthood Copy Share Image
Interpersonal experience shapes the mind as it continues to develop throughout the lifespan... Interactions with the environment, especially relationships with other people,… — Daniel J. Siegel Brain Copy Share Image
For "full" emotional communication, one person needs to allow his state of mind to be influenced by that of the other. — Daniel J. Siegel Communication Copy Share Image
“Yet when adults lose the four distinguishing features of adolescence, when they stop cultivating the power of novelty seeking, social engagement, emotional… — Daniel J. Siegel Life Copy Share Image
“A parent who recognizes an upstairs tantrum is left with one clear response: never negotiate with a terrorist. An upstairs tantrum calls… — Daniel J. Siegel Inappropriate behavior 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 Children Copy Share Image
Wonderful!Hold Me Tight blends the best in research findings with practical suggestions from a caring and compassionate clinician. This fabulous book will… — Daniel J. Siegel Book Copy Share Image
