Deborah MacNamara, PhD is on Faculty at the Neufeld Institute, author of Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one), and operates a counselling practice supporting families. She is a dynamic teacher and experienced counsellor who makes developmental science come to life in the everyday context of home and classroom.

Deborah travels nationally and internationally, speaking on child and adolescent development issues, with past groups including the United Nations and the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education. With over 60 presentations a year to parents, educators, child care professionals, social workers, foster and adopt community, and health care professionals, Deborah shares her insight and passion for making sense of kids. Her articles also appear regularly in parenting magazines, websites, and newsletters across Canada and internationally including Australia’s “Nurture-Natural Parenting Magazine” where she is a regular contributor. She is also a regular guest on radio and television programs dealing with developmental issues. Deborah is a developmentalist at heart who is continually fascinated by the mysteries and beauty inherent in human maturation.

In this conversation Dr. Deborah MacNamara talks about:

– The inspiration behind her new children’s book The Sorry Plane
– What it really means when our kids say “I don’t care” and how to make sense of it.
– How to diffuse and take care of disagreements at school -between classmates and at home between siblings.
– How we as adults can nurture and unlock the caring instinct in the kids we raise and educate.
-Climate change and the youth who care about our planet.
– A sure and beautiful way to be with our kids that Deborah shares about personally and explains has the capacity to turn around the most difficult of situations with our kids.
– And more….

What Deborah MacNamara, Ph.D. share in this conversation is intuitive, practical, based on developmental science, heartfelt, and important. As Deborah says “Caring is our human superpower” and is responsible for human development, for social responsibility, and for humans coming together. Isn’t that what this planet and we all need?

Thanks for tuning in. May you benefit.

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This senseless tragedy. Needless deep sorrow and pain. My heart is with the victims of this tragedy, the victims of the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with my extended Jewish family who also live in this community, with victims of anti-semitism, racism, sexism, hate and discrimination in all its forms.

As described by the Anti- Defamation League’s model The Pyramid of Hate, what starts as individual bias, escalates and grows in complexity to prejudice. Hate. Violence and Genocide.

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Are you Highly Sensitive? The Highly Sensitive Person’s Self-Test as developed by Dr. Elaine Aron.

Is your child Highly Sensitive? As developed by Dr. Elaine Aron.

There is so much value to gain and research shared from Alane in this conversation that impacts us all. The people we meet daily, people like you and me. Teachers, parents, physicians, therapists, caregivers, neighbours, friends, and of course, our children in their classrooms, with their friends, in their community and at home.

May you receive much benefit and share it with those you know who will also gain from hearing about this topic.

In this conversation Alane shared the 5 things HSPs (Highly Sensitive People) need to do to flourish, how high sensitivity is often a misunderstood trait and is often misdiagnosed, and Alane even took us through a 20 second experience to lower our arousal level and help our children do the same.

Here’s to honouring your sensitivity, and the sensitivity in the children you know and nurture.

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Tanya M. Odom, global consultant, diversity, equity, and inclusion and civil rights thought leader.

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Tanya M. Odom, global consultant, diversity, equity, and inclusion and civil rights thought leader, writer and coach. Tanya has worked globally for over 20 years, in over 30 countries, as a consultant, coach, and facilitator focusing on areas including: Diversity and Inclusion, Inclusive Leadership, Race/Racism, Challenging Conversations, Mindfulness, Coaching, Innovation and Creativity, Educational Equity, and Youth Empowerment/mentoring.

Tanya’s unique portfolio career has allowed her to work in the education, private sector/corporate, not-for-profit/NGO, law enforcement, and in university/college arenas.

She is the co-author of “Evaluation in the Field of Education for Democracy, Human Rights and Tolerance.” Tanya is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post, where she has written posts about diversity, leadership, self-compassion, and mindfulness. Tanya also writes for cnn.com. Tanya’s work and commentary has also appeared in several publications including Diversity Woman Magazine, Bloomberg News, and The Village Voice.

Tanya was named by Diversity Best Practices as “A Diversity Thought Leader to Follow on Twitter.

Tanya has been trained as a coach by the Center for Creative Leadership and she is certified in the Hay Group’s Emotional and Social Competency Inventory. Tanya has also been trained in the Difficult Conversations methodology at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

Tanya is passionate about working with youth, and engaging youth in meaningful, relevant conversations. She has combined her diversity and youth focused work to work on projects in Northern Ireland, where she worked with Catholic and Protestant Youth, and in Israel, where she worked with Palestinian and Israeli youth on topics including bias, dialogue, community building, and youth leadership.

As a mindfulness practitioner, Tanya weaves in mindfulness research and practice in her work with individuals and groups and connects it to leadership, teams, intentional inclusion, and the mitigating of unconscious bias.

In July 2017, Entrepreneur Magazine featured Tanya as one of the “3 Women Entrepreneurs Who Unleash Their Energy for the Greater Good.”

Connect with Tanya on Facebook and Twitter

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