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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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