They seek the unconditional love that other immature children cannot give them, and when they don't get it the results are anger, suicide, self-mutilation, alcohol and drug consumption, and just about every other ill that is plaguing the youth of today. I've recommended this book to all my friends with children and all adults in my children's life (including their teachers). and enjoy your little one and show curiosity, kindness, love and respect for them exactly as they are.

By helping to reawaken our instincts, Maté and Neufeld empower parents to be what nature intended: a true source of contact, security and warmth for their children. Together they pinpoint the causes of this breakdown and offer practical advice on how to 'reattach' to sons and daughters, establish the hierarchy at home, make children feel safe and understood, and earn back your children's loyalty and love.If they don't get it from us, they will try to find it somewhere else - and the results might be disastrous. Notice to Internet Explorer users Server security: Please note Internet Explorer users with versions 9 and 10 now need to enable TLS 1.

But as the author says, anyone reading the book probably grew up that way and so we don't even realize it's a problem. Children need to attach to parents, grandparents, and other adults who can help them develop a true sense of self. Klausoties to, man regulāri galvā bija "Klik, klik, klik" un vēl viens notikums bērnībā/pusaudža gados ir nostājies savā vietā. If all that seems moral to us, it’s only due to our own peer orientation…Most readers of this book will already have been raised in a society where the transmission of culture is horizontal rather than vertical” (p 10). But this situation is far from natural, and it can be dangerous - it undermines family cohesion, interferes with healthy development and fosters a hostile and sexualised youth culture.In the year 2018 we all know how biased and off base our opinions can be so I am surprised the authors did not seek to confirm more of their opinions in scientific study of their hypothesis.