Episode 45: Bridging Separation at Bedtime with Dr. Gordon Neufeld @neufeldinstitute

This week Rachael has a very special guest, Dr. Gordon Neufeld, to discuss the importance of attachment and the challenges parents face when it comes to bedtime and sleep. Dr. Neufeld is a renowned authority on child development and you will learn so much in this powerful episode!

Here’s what they discuss inside this important episode:

• How attachment is a fundamental aspect of child development


• Learn all about Dr. Neufeld's Model of the Six Stages of Attachment


• The crucial role parents play in providing the necessary conditions for children to grow up and develop their capacity to hold on when apart


• Why is society so focused on independence?!


• How quick-fix strategies often overlook the importance of preserving the connection between parents and children


• Bedtime challenges and separation struggles


• How parents can support their children by bridging the separation at bedtime


• And so much more! 

Dr. Neufeld has accumulated more than 40 years of experience as a clinical psychologist with children and youth and those responsible for them. A foremost authority on child development, Dr. Neufeld continues to be an international speaker, a best-selling author and a leading interpreter of the developmental paradigm. Dr. Neufeld has a widespread reputation for making sense of complex problems and for opening doors for change. While formerly involved in university teaching and private practice, he has devoted the best part of the last two decades to creating courses for parents, teachers and helping professionals. These courses are offered primarily through the Neufeld Institute – an online educational institute and world-wide charitable organization devoted to applying developmental science to the task of raising children. Dr. Neufeld’s life's work has been to help adults provide the conditions for children to flourish. He is a father of five and a grandfather to seven.

Mentioned in this episode:

Free resources from Dr. Gordon Neufeld:

https://neufeldinstitute.org/resources/free/

Online conference with Dr. Neufeld:

The Current Crisis of Well-Being: What's Happening to Our Kids? https://neufeldinstitute.org/conference-2024/

See presentations and talks from Gordon Neufeld: 

https://www.youtube.com/@neufeldmedia

Follow Dr. Gordon Neufeld's work on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeufeldInstitute

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neufeldinstitute/

Dr. Neufeld’s Book: Hold Onto Your Kids

https://neufeldinstitute.org/resources/hold-on-to-your-kids-book/ 

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Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast.