NEW EDITORIAL PARENTING BY DUTY OR BY CHOICE BY ELANA STROBINSKY NEUFELD FACULTY MEMBER, ISRAEL When a child is born, so is an endless list of parenting duties that changes from one stage to the next. And, while fulfilling our duties makes us responsible parents, if that is all we do then we’re missing the point. As a mother of five, I know this all too well. It’s so easy to get lost in the mundane, the ins and outs of parenting: sleepless nights, sinks full of dishes, piles of laundry, school lunches, carpools, homework, chores, baths and bedtimes. All these take up a significant part of our day, resources and energy, and all of these are a vital part of our parental duties; if we didn’t do them, we’d be irresponsible, perhaps neglectful. But if this is all we do, if we parent through our duties only, is this truly parenting?  The essence of parenting isn’t what we do; it’s our state of mind. It’s the conscious choice we make each and every day to ... READ THE REST OF ELANA'S EDITORIAL →   Could you use a new perspective on parenting? Dr. Neufeld's parent education series, The Power to Parent , offers a complete approach to parenting. Rather than dumbing parents down with prescriptive solutions and superficial strategies, this series truly informs and educates so that parents can become the true experts in their children’s lives. The basic attachment and developmental needs of children are uncovered so that parents can become the answer to these needs. Challenging problems are explained is such a way that the root problems can be addressed. P art 1 of this series, The Vital Connection , starts on October 8, 2019 (see the 2019-20 Scheduled Online Class section below for details).

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FOUR-DAY DESTINATION EVENT EMOTIONAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING SEMINAR PRESENTED LIVE BY DR. GORDON NEUFELD ACAPULCO, MEXICO | JANUARY 20-23, 2020 Daily Schedule 8:30 am to 1:30 pm DAY 1: Keys to Emotional Health & Well-Being DAY 2: Getting Troubled Kids Unstuck DAY 3: Special Topics in Emotional Health DAY 4: Press Pause and Play We are hard-pressed to think of anyone this seminar would not be suitable for. The subject should be central to the concerns of every parent, grandparent, teacher and helping professional. It also should be a primary concern with regards to ourselves and our loved ones. There will be practical implications for all, fresh insights for seasoned students, and some surprises for the mental health professionals. The studious will be given much to contemplate and the restless will also be released by 1:30 pm to eat and play. What more could one ask for? $695 CAD Early-Bird Rate ends Oct. 15/19 $770 CAD Regular Rate starts Oct. 16/19 (travel and accommodation expenses not included) Details & Registration

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UPCOMING WEBINAR AUTISM AND ATTACHMENT: Does My Child Love Me? PRESENTED BY JULE EPP TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM PACIFIC $25 PER PERSON How often Jule Epp has heard parents of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) telling her these painful truths: “When I come into the room, he doesn’t even notice me.” “When I try to hug her, she pushes me away.” “Whenever I try to be with him, he tells me he wants to be by himself.” Or even “She only comes to me when she wants something, when she needs me to get something for her. She doesn’t see me as a person.” The webinar will address how we can understand the desperate move to resist attachment that we see in the child diagnosed with ASD and explore how this rejecting behaviour can make us as adults feel and how we tend to respond to it. Jule will lead the Making Sense of Hypersensitivity online class starting October 16th. Register here for webinar by September 30th

All of our scheduled online classes are recorded. If you can't fit a live class into your day-time schedule, you can keep up by watching the recording later in the week. Our online courses include access to our Virtual Campus and feature online support, discussion forums, study guides, supplementary resources, and much more.

FALL 2019 CLASSES

NEUFELD INTENSIVE I: MAKING SENSE OF KIDS THURSDAYS STARTING OCTOBER 3/19 10:00 AM TO 11:00 AM PACIFIC RUNS FOR 22 WEEKS | $600 Details & Registration NEUFELD INTENSIVE II: THE SEPARATION COMPLEX THURSDAYS STARTING OCTOBER 10/19 11:30 AM TO 12:30 PM PACIFIC RUNS FOR 17 WEEKS | $750 Details & Registration

POWER TO PARENT I: THE VITAL CONNECTION TUESDAYS STARTING OCTOBER 8/19 10:00 AM TO 11:00 AM PACIFIC RUNS FOR 9 WEEKS | $200 Details & Registration MAKING SENSE OF HYPERSENSITIVITY WEDNESDAYS STARTING OCTOBER 16/19 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM PACIFIC RUNS FOR 5 WEEKS | $125 Details & Registration

MAKING SENSE OF COUNTERWILL WEDNESDAYS STARTING OCTOBER 23/19 4:00 PM TO 5:00 PM PACIFIC RUNS FOR 9 WEEKS | $200 Details & Registration

REGISTRATION OPENING SOON FOR WINTER & SPRING 2020 CLASSES

ADVANCED INTENSIVE: MAKING SENSE OF THERAPY MAKING SENSE OF ANXIETY MAKING SENSE OF AGGRESSION ALPHA CHILDREN SCIENCE OF EMOTION

A Neufeld Institute Conference  co-sponsored by Jack Hirose & Associates Emotional Health & Well-Being: Towards Flourishing Children and Youth November 25 - 27, 2019 Edmonton, Canada Featuring: Gordon Neufeld, Deborah MacNamara, Maria LeRose and Neufeld Institute Faculty EARLY-BIRD RATE IN EFFECT NOW

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Hosted by Jack Hirose & Associates, Inc. Early-bird discount ends October 11th. Multi-day discount - register for BOTH and SAVE! Dr. Neufeld will present the following workshops in Richmond, British Columbia.

Making Sense of Aggression October 23 & 24, 2019 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Details & Registration Bullies: Their Making and Unmaking October 25, 2019 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Details & Registration

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