Dr. Gordon Neufeld, founder of The Neufeld Institute and Best-Selling Author of Hold on to Your Kids – Why Parents Must Matter More than Peers (co-authored with Dr. Gabor Mate) returns to the podcast.
Despite being written more than 20 years ago, Hold on to Your Kids proves to be more relevant than ever. The book was re-released once again in 2024 with an additional chapter on the roots of the current crisis of mental health in our children.
In this conversation we talk about making sense of adolescence and The Neufeld Institute’s upcoming 10 week course – Seven Rites of Passage.
The course starts 30th January and you can sign up here: https://neufeldinstitute.org/event/making-sense-of-adolescence-part-i-seven-rites-of-passage/
In this episode you will hear:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:47 Why peer orientation robs our children of feeling satiated
00:06:00 To feel full we need to be able to feel empty
00:10:20 Cascading care must always matter more
00:15:55 Why attachment trumps authenticity
00:17:20 The signs your child is peer oriented
00:24:41 Time to allow our tears to catch up with us
00:27:30 Samurai initiation for males
00:33:54 What is disciplining a child about?
00:37:00 Grandparents are primary caregivers in indigenous cultures
00:41:01 Making sense of adolescence – Seven Rites of Passage
00:53:21 Does a child need a male around?
00:57:35 The impact identity politics is having on child development
01:01:46 How we win back the lost child
Those with ears, let them hear.
Always love
Ryan
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