Quotes About Connection

Sadly, many of us learn to be wary of others, and even of our own inner life, and the resulting prison of our own mental adaptations to survive creates a belief that we are helpless to make a change.

By giving your children repeated experiences that develop the whole brain, you will face fewer everyday parenting crises. But more than that, understanding integration will let you know your child more deeply, respond more effectively to difficult situations, and intentionally build a foundation for a lifetime of love and happiness.

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.

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

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.

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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.

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.

being present with others involves the experience of openness to whatever arises in reality. Presence means being open, now, to whatever is. We

This type of left-brain, logical response would hit an unreceptive right-brain brick wall and create a gulf between them. After all, his logical left brain was nowhere to be found at that moment. So, had Tina responded with her left, her son would have felt like she didn't understand him or care about his feelings. He was in a right-brain, nonrational, emotional flood, and a left-brain response would have been a lose-lose approach.

situation. But notice how Laura drew the story out of her son, letting him take an active role in the storytelling process. She acted primarily as a facilitator, helping get the facts of the event straight. This is how stories empower us to move forward and master the moments when we feel out of control.

Cuando los niños están alterados o tienen una pataleta, es cuando más nos necesitan. Hemos de hacerles ver que estamos a su lado y que seguiremos apoyándolos aun en el peor de los berrinches. Así creamos confianza y una sensación de seguridad general.

hipocampo, un grupo de neuronas con forma de caballito de mar que realiza una importante función de «ensamblaje» conectando áreas del cerebro muy separadas, que van desde las regiones dedicadas a la percepción hasta la memoria y los centros del lenguaje.

By connecting with him, right brain to right brain, she was able to communicate that she was tuned in to how he was feeling. Even if he was stalling, this right-brain response was the most effective approach, since it let her not only meet his need for connection, but also redirect him to bed more quickly.

queremos ayudarles a estar preparados para aprender, hay que conectar con ellos. Antes de redirigir su conducta, hay que conectar y consolar. Si los calmamos cuando se hacen alguna herida física, también hemos de ayudarles cuando están emocionalmente trastornados. Y lo haremos validando sus sentimientos y dándoles muchísima empatía enriquecedora. Antes de enseñar, hemos de conectar.

Y si hacemos hincapié en lo positivo? En vez de «Basta de lloriqueos», podríamos decir algo como: «Me gusta más cuando hablas con tu voz normal, ¿puedes repetir eso?» O ser incluso más directo en la enseñanza de la comunicación efectiva: «Pídemelo otra vez, pero con tu voz fuerte de chico mayor.»

Después de conectar, redirigimos. En cuanto hayan sentido esta conexión con nosotros, los niños estarán más preparados para aprender, por lo que podremos redirigirlos con eficacia y hablar con ellos acerca de su conducta. ¿Qué esperamos conseguir cuando redirigimos y fijamos límites? Queremos que los niños adquieran percepción de sí mismos, empatía hacia los demás y capacidad para solventar las cosas tras haber cometido un error.

in children, security or insecurity of attachment is not a characteristic of the individual, but rather of a relationship: it is not uncommon for a child to be securely attached with one parent, and disorganized (or insecurely attached) with the other (Main, 1995).

I never met a girl I didn't meet

a stable relationship requires that good interactions outnumber bad interactions by at least 5 to 1.

creativity is associative memory that works exceptionally well.

frequency of lovemaking minus frequency of quarrels