Why Do Adults Spank Kids and What Are the Alternatives?
Understanding how children of different ages learn helps avoid impulse to punish KEY POINTS Too many adults misunderstand child development, leading to unrealistic expectations.Children learn in...
View ArticleTaking the Science Of Attachment To The Public
Why does our culture still have such a poor appreciation of the impact of childhood experiences? Suzanne Zeedyk reflects on ways that she believes scientists can be more effective in bringing the...
View ArticleLearning By Observing And Pitching In: An Award-Winning New Video
In some communities where children are included in a wide range of activities, children pay close attention and learn through contributing to the ongoing activities of their community. This way of...
View ArticleHow Attachment-Aware Scotland Became ACEs Aware, A Video With Suzanne Zeedyk,...
Suzanne Zeedyk, PhD, joined the Kindred Fellowship Program on June 28, 2022, to share her story of bringing ACEs Awareness and trauma-informed movements to Scotland. The presentation is fascinating...
View ArticleMass Shootings and The News Media: Catching Up On The Science Of PACEs
My take on examining shooter’s families: I think it’s great to report what happened in a shooter’s family…as long as a reporter takes a trauma-informed approach. That means reporting without using...
View ArticleHow Play Supports Our Autonomic Regulation: New Research & Podcast
Listen to Darcia Narvaez and Mary Tarsha discuss the benefits of one of our nine Evolved Nest components: PLAY. These new insights are based on recent research into play by Darcia and Mary. Listen to...
View ArticleNurturing Genius in Children through Nature Connection
One of the most important aspects of growing a human being is the establishment of a deep connection to Earth, helping children fall in love with their landscape. In recent decades, many children (and...
View ArticleGrowing Children and Adults: What Does Species Typicality Look Like?
We are immersed in species-atypical spaces growing species-atypical human beings. Our baselines for what we think is normal have shifted so much we do not realize how atypical we are. Atypical...
View ArticleThe Evolved Nest: Nature’s Way of Raising Children, the Short Film
This short film is an accompaniment to the newly released book by Darcia Narvaez, PhD, and G.A, Bradshaw, PhD. The Evolved Nest: Nature’s Way of Raising Children and Connected Communities is a...
View ArticleEl nido evolucionado: la forma más natural de criar a los niños.
Visit the Evolved Nest Initiative to learn more about our evolutionary pathway to wellbeing: www.EvolvedNest.org. WATCH THE FILM: TRANSCRIPT: Deslumbrados por la estupenda e infinita diversidad...
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