Nurturing Your Child’s Developing Mind Through Connection

Strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind

Renowned neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Siegel shares compelling information about brain anatomy and how fostering secure attachment through the Four “S's"  — Seen, Safe, Soothed, Secure — with our child impacts his social, emotional and physical well-being.

Questions addressed in the video include:

• What strategies from your research have resonated most with new parents?
• What do you say to parents who still want to punish their children for throwing a fit?
• With all the stress and distractions of modern life, what advice do you give parents about emotional sensitivity and sharing enough focused loving time with their children?
• Do you foresee a day when mindful awareness training will be taught in schools?
• What is attachment research, and what are some of the fundamental principles of secure attachment?
• What advice do you give new parents who are struggling to balance life responsibilities and relationships with the addition of a new baby?

About Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. Dr. Siegel is currently clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, where he is on the faculty of the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development and is co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center. An award-winning educator, he is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and recipient of several honorary fellowships. Dr. Siegel is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute in LA.