Quotes from Daniel J. Siegel

understand themselves, and to care for others. Balance. Resilience. Insight. Empathy.

We want to intentionally respond to a situation in a way that considers what works best for our child and for our family, even if that means making an exception to our normal rules and expectations.

When children deepen their ability to know themselves, consider the feelings of others, and take action toward repairing a situation, they build and strengthen connections within the frontal lobe, which allows them to better know themselves and get along with others as they move into adolescence and adulthood.

The mind is like the ocean. And deep in the ocean, beneath the surface, it's calm and clear. And no matter what the surface conditions are like, whether it's smooth or choppy or even a full-strength gale up there, deep in the ocean it's tranquil and serene.

experience the ways a Yes Brain parenting approach empowers you to create connections and communication with your children that support them as they develop the resilience and inner strength that will last a lifetime. With

Attunement is the act of focusing on another person (or ourselves) to bring into our awareness the internal state of the other in interpersonal attunement (or the self, in intrapersonal attunement). Resonance

Denial of our emotions isn't the only danger we face when we rely too heavily on our left brain. We can also become too literal, leaving us without a sense of perspective, where we miss the meaning that comes from putting things in context (a specialty of the right brain). This is part of what causes your eight-year-old to become defensive and angry sometimes when you innocently joke around with her. Remember that the right brain is in charge of reading nonverbal cues.

Solo te necesitan a ti: auténtico, defectuoso y plenamente presente. Si eres uno de esos padres, nuestro mensaje es que no seas tan duro contigo mismo.

deep meaning and connection come from being of help to others.

This means that more than 95% of the psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, masters-level therapists, occupational therapists, educational therapists, movement therapists, dance therapists, art therapists, music therapists, and others had never been given a lecture defining the mind.

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Presence may require that we move both our neural and our mental sides of experience flexibly toward the open plane of possibility. Rather

Ser padres conscientes. Un mejor conocimiento de nosotros mismos contribuye a un desarrollo integral de nuestros hijos, escrito en colaboración con Mary Hartzell.

the hypothalamus, as a part of this limbic region as it controls the impact of hormones on the body and the brain itself.

being receptive makes us available to shift into an open internal place and enable unpredictable states to be created so that we may resonate with others. This is a way of seeing how we can intentionally cultivate creativity and presence in our lives.

Si no podemos afrontar adecuadamente una situación que nos abruma, la elevación de los niveles de cortisol puede hacerse crónica.

One implication of the limbic area is that it is an interface between the more impulsive and "primitive" brainstem and the higher, often more rational cortex. Integration in the brain would therefore honor the differences in these regions and promote their linkage* through collaboration, not internal warfare. An interpersonal neurobiology* approach enables the activity stemming from these regions to be known and then linked with other areas.

If we have preconceived ideas, if we are taken over by judgments, our plateaus of probability or our peaks of activation will block us from being truly open, from having open presence. Presence

Hallar una manera de calmar un sistema límbico demasiado reactivo es esencial para reequilibrar las emociones y reducir los efectos perjudiciales del estrés crónico.

We don't turn our back or reject them when they're distressed. We don't say, or even imply, that their happiness is a condition they must meet to receive our love.

Given that the limbic area shapes how we appraise the meaning of events, knowing the hand model and seeing the limbic area's distinct location from the higher areas of the cortex can help us realize that sometimes a "feeling" is indeed not a fact.

La disciplina es esencial. A nuestro entender, querer a los hijos y proporcionarles lo que necesitan incluye establecer límites claros y coherentes y mantener en ellos expectativas elevadas, todo lo cual les ayudará a alcanzar el éxito en las relaciones y otras áreas de su vida.

It begins with rethinking what discipline really means, reclaiming it as a term that's not about punishment or control, but about teaching and skill building—and doing so from a place of love, respect, and emotional connection.

The brain has one hundred billion neurons, each with an average of ten thousand connections to other neurons. The ways in which particular circuits in the brain are activated determines the nature of our mental activity, ranging from perceiving sights or sounds to more abstract thought and reasoning. When neurons fire together, they grow new connections between them. Over time, the connections that result from firing lead to "rewiring" in the brain.