http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/dan-siegel-parenting-from-the-inside-out en-us 60 <p>Love it!!!</p> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:58:43 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:25:647 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/25 <p>Beautiful post Brian&#8230;.I am a parent of an amazingly enlightend yound man of 7 years. I am daily on the quest to become the best parent for my son. Having an open mind and heart is key in this quest and as I open up my heart things begin to flow in assisting me to raise him into the amazing little person he is today&#8230;this book is definately a helpful mapbook :o)</p> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:02:22 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:25:646 zurbers http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/25 <p>One of my favorite people (and (soul) big brothers), <u><a href="http://drdansiegel.com/">Dan Siegel</a></u>, wrote a great book called &ldquo;Parenting from the Inside Out.&rdquo; (No. I&rsquo;m not a parent yet but getting ready..3-5 years my Goddess says. :)</p><p>The Big Idea?</p><p>Researchers can measure the health of a child by looking at the child&rsquo;s &ldquo;attachment&rdquo; to his/her mom and dad. The attachment can be unhealthy or healthy. Whether or not it is healthy is one of the strongest predictors of the child&rsquo;s well-being.</p><p>Now, the cool part is that the strongest predictor of the child&rsquo;s attachment is the PARENT&rsquo;s emotional health!</p><p>Specifically, whether or not the parent has a &ldquo;coherent narrative&rdquo;&mdash;a coherent, integrated sense of themselves that can be measured in a simple interview process with a researcher.</p><p>Isn&rsquo;t that AMAZING.</p><p>Another reason to &ldquo;know ourselves&rdquo; and integrate the challenges and dreams of our lives into a coherent narrative.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:08 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:25:25 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/25