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TEDx Bellingham
ROBBYN PETERS BENNETT
Violence – A Family Tradition
DoesSpankingEffectBrainDevelopment?CheckoutthisTEDxTalkon
spankingandself-regulation.
NeurodevelopmentallyInformedParenting(NIP)isanapproachtoparentingthathelpsyourchild’sbraindevelopoptimally.Itisanapproachthatisconsistent,respectful,andwarmwhereyouareabletomaintainaconnectiontoyourchildwhilealsofeelingconnectedtoyourself.Thatmeansyouknowwhatyouarefeelingandyoufeelgoodinyourbody.Parentingshouldfeelgood-atleastmostofthetime!Brainsavvyparentingfocusesontheimportanceof…
HelpfulNIPWebsitesParentingBeyondPunishment~community-basedparentingresourcetoapplyprinciplesofNIPhttp://parentingbeyondpunishment.com
TeachThroughLove~helpingparentslearntocommunicateandcultivateintimacywiththeirchildren.http://www.teach-through-love.com
CollaborativeProactiveSolutions~Dr.RossGreene’scollaborativeproblemsolvingapproachforchallengingkids!http://www.livesinthebalance.org
SimplicityParenting~Mindfulnessparentingapproacheshttp://www.simplicityparenting.com
PresenceParenting~Mindfulnessparentingblog.http://presenceparenting.com
• nourishingtheparentandchild’srelationalrewardsystem• attendingtotheparentandchild’ssensoryneeds• supportingself-regulationthroughco-regulation
WhatexactlyisCo-regulation?Itisatwo-wayconnection!Co-regulationismutuallypleasingandregulatingcommunicationbetweenyouandyourchild.Ithappenswhenyourwords,facialexpressionsandfeelingscloselyrespondtothethoughts,facialexpressionsandfeelingsofyourchild.Itusuallyfeelssoothingtobothofyou,evenwhenyoubothmaybestrugglingwithbigemotions.Co-regulationbuildsahealthyrelationalrewardsysteminyourchild’sbrain.Ahealthyrelationalrewardsystemisthefoundationfordevelopingself-regulation,cognitiveandsocialskills,moraldevelopmentandhappiness!
NaturalParentsNetwork~parentingwiththeattachmentbetweenparentandchildascentral.http://naturalparentsnetwork.com
CodeName:Mama~parentingblogbaseduponattachmentandrespect.http://codenamemama.com
AwareParenting~researchbasedparentingsupport.http://www.awareparenting.com
Hand-in-HandParenting~teachingchildrenviarelationship.http://www.handinhandparenting.org
LittleHearts,GentleParenting~Positiveparentingsupporthttp://www.littleheartsbooks.com
AHAParenting~parentingsolutionstocommonparentingfrustrationshttp://www.ahaparenting.com
WebinarSeriesPositiveDisciplineinEverydayParenting
ParentingEducatorsGetTogethertoDiscussHOWTheyImplementtheConceptsofPDEP
Positivedisciplineisbasedupontheideathatchildrendowellwhentheycan.Whentheyarehavingtroublebehaving,gettingalongwithothers,orcopingwiththeir
feelings,itmeanstheyhaveundevelopedskillsthatweneedtohelpthemlearn.Weknowfromthestudyofearlydevelopmentandfromthescienceofearlytrauma,thatchildrenlearnmorethroughco-operationandunconditionalrelationalrewardthanthroughpunishment.Whenchildrenfeelgood,theytendtobehavewellandwhentheyfeelbadtheyarelikelytobehavebadly.Joinco-hostsAmyBryantandRobbynPetersBennettalongwithguesteducatorsDr.RossGreene,RachelBailey,KimHopkins-Betts,andSheenaHillin4workshopsbasedonthebookPositiveDisciplineinEverydayParentingbyJoanDurrant,PhD. https://stopspanking.org/nip/
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OnlineParentingSupportGroups
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingBeyondPunishment/
Joinagroupwithotherparentswhoaspiretousepositiveparentingwiththesupportofskilledfacilitators.TheseclosedFacebookcommunitiescreateasafeenvironmenttosharefrustrationsandopenlyproblemsolvewitheachother.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BWellLITB/
SometimesYouJustNeedtoAskaQuestion!JoinFREEliveconsultationstogethelpinapplyingcollaborativeparentingtechniques.
LivesInTheBalance.orgRadioShowhttp://livesinthebalance.org/pycc-radio-program-and-listening-library
HandInHandParentinghttp://www.handinhandparenting.org/event_category/free-parenting-by-connection-calls-and-teleseminars/
LookingforBooksthatareNIP?We’vewadedthroughthetideofparentingbookstofind
resourcesthatconsistentlysupporttheprinciplesofneurodevelopmentandattachment.Herearesometreasures!
TheGentleParent|2000KissesaDayGentleparentingthroughtheagesandstagesofchildhoodandadolescents.Learntoguideinsteadofcontrol,connectinsteadofpunish,andencourageinsteadofdemand.LauraRKnost
TheWholeBrainChild|ParentingfromtheInsideOut|NoDramaDisciplineNeurodevelopmentalsensitivestrategiestonurtureyourchild’sdevelopingmind.Drs.DanSiegel&TinaPayneBryson
RaisingOurChildren,RaisingOurselvesTransformingParent-ChildRelationshipsfromreactionandstruggletofreedom,power,andjoyNaomiAldort
UnconditionalParentingMovingfromrewards/punishmentstoloveandreason.Dr.AlfieKohn
FREEHandinHandParentingGuideHelpwithTantrumsandIndignation!http://www.handinhandparenting.org/parenting-by-connection-newsletter-and-gift/
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TheExplosiveChild|LostatSchool LearntheprovenmethodCollaborativeProactiveSolutions(CPS)tohelpchronicallydysregulatedchildrenDr.RossGreene
HowtoTalkSoKidsWillListen&ListenSoKidsWillTalk|SiblingsWithoutRivalryLearnhowtolistentochildren.Practicaltoolstohelpreducesiblingconflictandcompetition,encouragecooperation,andpromotesiblinglove.AdeleFaber&ElaineMazlish
TheConsciousParent|OutofControlUnderstandingparentingasaspiritualpracticeofmindfulnesssupportingtheindividuationofthechild.Dr.ShefaliTsabary
PeacefulParents,HappyKidsLearnhowtostopyellingandstartconnectinginordertoraiseresponsible,capable,happykids. Dr.LauraMarkham
PlayfulParentingPlayfulparentingsuccessfullybuildscloseparent-childbondswhilehelpingparentsraisecapableandconfidentchildren.LawrenceJ.Cohen
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