122 Quotes by Daniel J. Siegel

Where attention goes, neural firing flows, and neural connection grows.

Too often we forget that discipline really means to teach, not to punish. A disciple is a student, not a recipient of behavioural consequences.

الأزمات الأبوية هى أبواب للنمو والدمج. يمكنك استخدام اللحظات التى تشعر فيها بفقدان السيطرة كفرص لتمثيل التحكم بالنفس. فالعيون الصغيرة ترافبك لترى كيف ستهدئ نفسك.

...the changes during adolescence are not something to just get through; they are qualities we actually need to hold on to in order to live a full and meaningful life in adulthood.

With an increased need to connect, missed moments of joining can quickly turn from misunderstandings to painful withdrawal into a shame state. While this is possible for anyone, those of us with difficult early histories filled with shame may be at highest risk of feeling the pain of missed connection and amplifying our reactions.

One of the key practical lessons of modern neuroscience is that the power to direct our attention has within it the power to shape our brain’s firing patterns, as well as the power to shape the architecture of the brain itself.

Reduce words Embrace emotions Describe, don’t preach Involve your child in the discipline Reframe a no into a conditional yes Emphasize the positive Creatively approach the situation Teach mindsight tools.

When such resonance is enacted with positive regard, a deep feeling of coherence emerges with the subjective sensation of harmony. When.

When we begin to know ourselves in an open and self-supportive way, we take the first step to encourage our children to know themselves.