The Whole-Brain Child

Thoughts are diʃerent from feelings, sensations, and images in that they represent the more left-bra ...

or even true. Through this self-talk they can direct their attention away from rim points that are li ...

The next time you have a few minutes in the car with your kids, play the SIFT game, asking questions ...

YOU: (smiling) I’m glad you’re so good at coming up with ideas. We’ll have to give that one some ...

knew her daughter’s feelings were normal, but she also wanted to help her become less stuck on her rim. ...

wandering and you’re thinking about something else or starting to worry, just go back to focusing ...

tools you give your kids for when they feel anxious or afraid, or even when they’re having trouble f ...

Mindsight exercises lead to survival which can help kids manage their anxieties, frustrations, and, f ...

returned to similar exercises from time to time, with Andrea leading Nicole through certain visualizatio ...

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Integrating Ourselves: Looking at Our Own Wheel of Awareness There are many ways parents can ...

understanding of mindsight and their own wheel of awareness. Let’s take a moment so you can see, and exper ...

What’s my child’s favorite T-shirt right now? Can I remember her first pair of shoes? Can I picture how my ...

four-year-old; your memory of laughing hysterically together, just a few minutes earlier, as you played ca ...

mind at that moment—you’ll feel a readiness to continue attuned, sensitive parenting. Then, with y ...

CHAPTER 6 The Me-We Connection Integrating Self and Other Ron and Sandy were fed up. Their seven-year-old, Colin, ...

largest wall in the room. In addition, he had removed Logan’s two soccer trophies from the shelf and set up ...

connection and compassion can learn what it means to be in relationship, and to fulfill the responsibili ...

develop this second aspect of mindsight. Insight + Empathy = Mindsight Insight and empathy. If we can encourage ...

studies of happiness and wisdom reveal that a key factor in well- being is devoting one’s attention and pa ...