While the days of parenting may seem so long, the years are so short.

Early experience shapes the structure and function of the brain. This reveals the fundamental way in which gene expression is determined by experience.

...not all encounters with the world affect the mind equally. Studies have demonstrated that if the brain appraises an event as "meaningful," it will be more likely to be recalled in the future.

When we begin to know ourselves in an open and self-supportive way, we take the first step to encourage our children to know themselves

At the most basic level, therefore, secure attachments in both childhood and adulthood are established by two individual's sharing a nonverbal focus on the energy flow (emotional states) and a verbal focus on the information-processing aspects (representational processes of memory and narrative) of mental life. The matter of the mind matters for secure attachments.

Mindfulness has never met a cognition it didn't like.

While the days of parenting may seem so long, the years are so short.