Caring Matters
Understanding and learning to negotiate consent is a critical life skill. Knowing one’s rights and boundaries can help kids navigate tricky situations. And the earlier kids learn to practice consent the better able they will [Read More]
A child’s brain and body are not fully developed at birth. Besides, food, water, and shelter, a child needs attuned relational care of another human being. Unfortunately, many parents are still clueless as to what [Read More]
The common advice in treating scoliosis is to stretch the damn curve out. But of course, we all know that it does not work. Forcing muscles into a particular position can do more damage to [Read More]
For a long time, I didn’t really understand when Dr. Hannibel asked Clarice, in the famous movie, Silence of the Lambs, “Well, Clarice… have the lambs stopped screaming?” It is only now after 4 years [Read More]
As parents, many of us fail to provide unconditional positive regard – the one ingredient that is vital for the development of an authentic and truly happy human. We rarely accept our kids as they [Read More]
My face is not symmetrical. Repressing my painful feelings froze the right facial muscles into an asymmetrical distortion. This led to the development of scoliosis, and not the other way round. I find it irritating [Read More]
We are programmed and groomed since childhood to believe things that are not really true or are inherently false. Our parents, caregivers, and the school system work at creating obedient and pliable humans who will [Read More]
A child’s brain development is dependent on repetitive attuned communication. Yet many parents fail miserably in consistently relating to their child in an honest healthy manner. They confuse their kids with conflicting messages thus putting [Read More]
Oprah has been my idol for a long time. I credit her shows for getting me on to the path of recovery from childhood abuse. Moreso, sexual abuse. It was cathartic watching the Oprah show [Read More]
A child learns to regulate her emotions only through the process of co-regulation. And, touch is a powerful way to calm a distressed, sad, angry child. When parents respond to a child’s distress by lifting [Read More]