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. […]
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Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D, talks about the critical importance of play in the lives of children and adults too
While I’m deeply immersed in all things related to the Neufeld attachment-based developmental approach having had the wonderful opportunity to welcome Dr. Gordon Neufeld( Neufeld Institute ) to my podcast, I’ve included a link to a 10 minute in-person conversation I had with Dr. Neufeld around the topic of PLAY. Parents, educators, mentors, family members, […]
Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Dr. Gordon Neufeld is a Vancouver-based developmental psychologist with over 40 years of experience with children and youth and those responsible for them. A foremost authority on child development, Dr. Neufeld is an international speaker, a best-selling author (Hold On to Your Kids) and a leading interpreter of the developmental paradigm. Dr. Neufeld has a […]
Dr. Gordon Neufeld on why children need play
I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Gordon Neufeld, developmental psychologist and best-selling author of Hold on to your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (co-authored with Canadian Physician Gabor Maté) and founder of The Neufeld Institute. The topic was play, the nature of it, what true play is […]