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Gordon Neufeld

Gordon Neufeld is a Canadian developmental psychologist and educator known for his work on attachment, child development, and parenting. He co-authored Hold On to Your Kids with Gabor Maté and founded the Neufeld Institute, influencing parents, educators, and clinicians through courses and lectures on relationship-based development.

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Gordon Neufeld built his career at the intersection of clinical practice, developmental theory, and public education. Educated first at the University of Winnipeg and then at the University of British Columbia, he received his doctorate in clinical and developmental psychology in 1975. He later taught personality theory, developmental psychology, and parent-child relationships at UBC for almost two decades. Two early turning points shaped his later work: several years in forensic psychology with violent young offenders, which pushed him toward a theory of aggression, and decades of parent consulting, which convinced him that adults had to become the answer to children rather than merely manage behavior. ((https://campus.neufeldinstitute.org/custom_scripts/FM_scripts/event-forms/upload/files/Neufeld%20Conf2023_Brochure_2COL%20R1%20%281%29.pdf))

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Their vital connection was their nurturing attachments to mother earth
-Some thoughts from Gordon on gardening and parenting
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Relying upon Nature makes parenting so much easier than carrying the whole load ourselves
-Rethinking Dependence
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As Nature’s agents in the lives of our children, it should be no different for us
-It All Depends
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Our mistake has been to think of attachment and dependence as stages to be grown out of
-Neufeld on Endless Beginnings
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Rather than compromising science, it simply puts it back where it belongs
-Neufeld on Why I Capitalize Nature
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Trying to make children nice produces neurosis, not empathy
-Neufeld Rants on Empathy
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Shyness is a gift from Nature. Long live shyness!
-Long Live Shyness!
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And so it seems that we may not need a better life; we may need to become better at living
-When Attachments Fail: some New Year's ruminations

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Vozes da Comunidade

"Robert Bly said Gordon Neufeld locates children’s suffering in the loss of attachment to parents"

Robert Bly

"The Edmonton Journal said Gordon Neufeld’s personal theory became accessible in precise, hard-hitting prose"

The Edmonton Journal

"Institute of Child Psychology describes Gordon Neufeld as a Vancouver-based developmental psychologist with over 45 years’ experience"

Institute of Child Psychology

"Mary Pipher said Gordon Neufeld brings genuinely new ideas and fresh perspectives on parenting"

Mary Pipher

"The Natural Parent Magazine called Dr Gordon Neufeld a leading light in attachment- and relationship-based approaches"

The Natural Parent Magazine

"Penguin Books says Gordon Neufeld is recognized for unlocking clues to seemingly complex child-rearing problems"

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"National Post said Gordon Neufeld crafted a coherent, compelling theory of child development"

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"Omega Institute calls Gordon Neufeld a foremost authority on child development"

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