Brain Development

On the brink of extinction, can we transform the western ego? I’ve been reading Jerome Bernstein’s landmark work, Living in the Borderland: The…

Shame triggers — do you have them? Some people might say I act shamelessly at times, speaking my mind bluntly, as older women are wont to do. But it is quite…

A child’s development is undermined by punitive parenting. Have you seen parents who spank a baby when the baby has developed and is testing new skills? Here…

We ‘dults’ have very fixed ideas about how everything must be. “Oh, my, its late, we need to have this done this way and that done that way by such and such a…

A baby’s most significant characteristic should influence how we treat her. A baby is not ready to be out in the world at the time of birth, even…

Human babies (at full term birth) look and act like fetuses for about 18 months! Yes, it is a shock. A baby should be in the womb that much longer to grow…

Parents and the people who care about children understood how different the child's reality is from our, more or less, adulterated version. What does…

Stephanie shares her personal investigations and clinical research into how the brain networks experiences of spiritual guidance alongside her understanding…

Scholars know so much about the importance of early experience. You should too. Every animal has a nest, including humans. At full-term birth, a human baby…

Imagine growing from conception and throughout childhood without being blamed or shamed, punished or rewarded. No corporal punishments, i.e., spanking. No…