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Between Mothers and Fathers
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.June 14, 2010
We are now between the two public holidays honoring mothers and fathers. In the last several months, I've been in a number of discussions with various professors of neuroscience and psychology about the role of parents in development. In the entry of this column before today, we've been exploring the science of attachment and of the brain to focus on what research tells us about how parents and other caregivers can have a profound effect on how a young child grows.
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The Huffington Post
Dream a Little Dream: Positive Ways to Guide Your Child's Future
by Cristina CarlinoJune 08, 2010
How can we let our kids know of all the glorious wishes we have for them without making them feel beholden to our dreams? How can we guide - not force - our children towards their true journey in life?
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TIME Magazine
Kindness 101
by Maia SzalavitzMay 24, 2010
An antibullying program teaches kids to empathize by bringing a mother and baby into the classroom.
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The Savvy Source: The Savvy Expert
A Mother's Day Reflection
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.May 10, 2010
"Where do we come from?" my four-year old daughter asked me years ago. This common question emerges as children's brains mature and they wonder about their place in the world. Naturally we do all "come from" mothers.
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The Huffington Post: PBS's 'This Emotional Life'
This Interconnected Life -- A Mother's Day Gift for Everyone
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.May 07, 2010
"Where do we come from?" my four-year old daughter asked years ago. This poignant query often emerges as children mature and wonder about themselves in the world. On Mother's Day we are all invited to consider this question of our origins. We do all "come from" mothers, naturally. And why...
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Psychotherapy Networker
The Future of Brain-Based Psychotherapy
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.April 28, 2010
Hear Dan Siegel, M.D. discuss the research behind the view that attachment studies establish the importance of parent child relationships for the development of the mind.
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SuperConsciousness: The Voice for Human Potential
Why Meditative Practice Creates Well-Being in Our Bodies and Minds
Interview with Dr. Daniel SiegelJuly 09, 2010
Daniel Siegel has accomplished a feat that no brain scientist has before or since: A working definition that answers the question "What is mind?" The importance of coming to some kind of clarity about what the mind is, even as a starting place from which to assess and advance research, can not be underestimated.
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The Savvy Source: The Savvy Expert
Strengthening Your Awareness: Attention and Intention in Everyday Parenting
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.April 27, 2010
Research clearly demonstrates that parents who tune in to the internal world of their child have children who are more secure and resilient. As we've been exploring throughout the entries of this column, your role as a parent is filled with opportunities to develop the mindsight skills that will enhance both your personal life and the development of your child.
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Building Mindsight in Our Lives: Seeing and Shaping the Internal World
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.March 03, 2010
In our first column, we introduced the idea that how parents make sense of their own early life history is one of the best predictors of how their child will become attached to them. At the heart of that process is integration, the linkage of differentiated parts of a system.
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Shambhala Sun
The Science of Mindfulness
Daniel J. SiegelMarch 01, 2010
Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. looks for the "active ingredient" that makes mindfulness so beneficial to our health, psyche and overall quality of life.
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Boston Globe
Dollars and Change
Caroline LeavittFebruary 21, 2010
Dealing with money can carry all sorts of baggage, but those stresses don’t have to rule and ruin your life. “Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation’’ by Daniel J. Siegel, UCLA clinical professor of psychiatry, explores how our emotional responses are not as hard-wired as we think they are.
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The Savvy Source: The Savvy Expert
The Importance of Mindsight:
How We Begin to Deepen Our Own Self-Understanding and Cultivate Mindsight in Our Lives
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.February 02, 2010
In this second entry, we'll explore how you as a parent can take the initial steps to develop and strengthen mindsight in your own life. Research suggests that the best predictor of a child's security of attachment is the parent's own self-understanding.
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Elle Magazine
You Are What You Think
Joseph HooperJanuary 01, 2010
The latest brain science suggests that the ancient wisdom is literally true: Honing your higher mental faculties can actually change your brain and help you tame your moods.
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The New York Times
The Neural Buddhists
by David BrooksMay 13, 2008
"Researchers now spend a lot of time trying to understand universal moral intuitions. Genes are not merely selfish, it appears. Instead, people seem to have deep instincts for fairness, empathy and attachment. . . If you survey the literature (and I’d recommend books by [Andrew] Newberg, Daniel J. Siegel, Michael S. Gazzaniga, Jonathan Haidt, Antonio Damasio and Marc D. Hauser if you want to get up to speed), you can see that certain beliefs will spread into the wider discussion."
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The New York Times
Of Love and Money
by David BrooksMay 25, 2006
"If there's one thing that leaps out of all the brain literature, it is that, as Daniel J. Siegel puts it, 'emotion serves as a central organizing process within the brain.' Kids learn from people they love. If we want young people to develop the social and self-regulating skills they need to thrive, we need to establish stable long-term relationships between love-hungry children and love-providing adults."
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Los Angeles Times
An Audience with the Pope
by Deanna WelchJanuary 06, 2000
"When Galileo discovered that the earth was not the center of the universe, the Catholic Church condemned him as a heretic. For Santa Monica scientist Daniel Siegel, his recent visit with Pope John Paul II went a little differently. After Siegel, a Harvard and UCLA-trained child psychiatrist, wrote a book on the development of the brain, papal officials called him to the Vatican to laud him for his achievements."
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O, The Oprah Magazine
Mind Over Matters Through Meditation
by Catherine GuthrieDecember 01, 2008
"Relaxation is good, but it doesn't provide the physiological changes you see in mindfulness practice," says Daniel J. Siegel, MD, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and author of The Mindful Brain. Even better, says Siegel, there's no need to log hours on the meditation cushion."The brain responds to repetition with more gusto than it does to duration," he says. . . "Just as people practice daily dental hygiene by brushing their teeth, mindfulness meditation is a form of brain hygiene—it cleans out and strengthens the synaptic connections in the brain."
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TIME Magazine
Postcard: New York City
by Belinda LuscombeNovember 24, 2008
"They've played Vegas, Tokyo, and Chicago. Now the Blue Man Group faces a tougher crowd. The guys with blue heads have opened a school. . .It may sound like a theme park, but the founders worked closely with education experts, including British creativity guru Sir Ken Robinson and UCLA's Daniel Siegel, to create the curriculum."
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Newsweek
Brain Boosters
by David H. FreedmanJune 27, 2009
Medicine may allow us to challenge our genetic inheritance and repair insults to the brain, whether as Alzheimer's sufferers or moody, forgetful people and hazy thinkers. Some researchers are hoping to develop more natural methods that could have the same IQ-boosting effect in healthy people as drugs and other treatments. The adult brain has turned out to have a surprising ability to extensively reconfigure its connections through mental exercises. Most of us have parts of our brains that are relatively neglected, says Daniel Siegel, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA Medical School, and we can restore them by techniques such as focusing on nonverbal cues when we're conversing with other people, being more aware of what we're thinking, and easing up on the multitasking. "When you do several things at once you tend to do them on autopilot, and fail to engage the parts of the brain that form strong neural connections," explains Siegel.
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Dr. Phil
The Adolescent Brain
featuring Dan SiegelApril 30, 2007
Dr. Phil talks with Dr. Dan Siegel, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, member of the Dr. Phil Advisory Board and author of the book, The Mindful Brain. “In The Mindful Brain," says Dr. Phil, "you [Dr. Siegel] talk about the fact that when the yelling starts, there’s a part of the brain that goes offline, just shuts down."
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Education.com
Attachment: The Key to Thriving Kids?
by Danielle WoodFebruary 24, 2009
"What if you possessed a secret formula that made your child smarter, more independent, more secure—a kid capable of forming deep and loving relationships, showing compassion for others, and having a true connection to her parents? Well there is no secret formula, but there is a secret...Daniel Siegel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry at the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development at UCLA, and author of the seminal book "The Developing Mind" and "Parenting from the Inside Out," specializes in the study of attachment. He describes it as something of a magic bullet when it comes to child development."
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Los Angeles Times
Tastemakers: Daniel Siegel, M.D.
by Nancie ClareJuly 12, 2009
When Siegel was a med student, he was actively discouraged from finding out what patients were thinking. Now in his current practice as a clinical psychiatrist, executive director of Mindsight and codirector of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA, it’s the mind he is most interested in—specifically how it can be channeled to help the whole body.
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KCET Blog - The Guest Room
Parenting From the Inside Out
by Matthew WilliamsJuly 13, 2009
I approached my daughter's day care teacher for suggestions and she pointed me towards a seminar called Parenting from the Inside Out. Led by Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, a clinical professor from UCLA, the seminar was billed as way to explore the internal world of parenting through an examination of emotional childhood memories, storytelling, and brain function. Siegel claims that undergoing a "self-understanding process" leads to the development of what he calls a "secure attachment" with your child, helping them to thrive and you to retain your sanity.
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eMindful Newsletter
Challenges Facing Today's Children
by Richard MahlerJune 25, 2009
Today's children swim through a shifting sea of digital data, hooked by invisible lines to a flotilla of powerful and seductive electronic devices. They are challenged, like the rest of us, by a culture that relies upon cellphones, computers, televisions, and other means of speed-of-light communication. How this impacts the minds of young people - and everyone else - is a key interest of child psychiatrist Daniel Siegel, a keynote speaker at the upcoming National Institutes of Health Mind-Body Week. (The first annual conference, held Sept. 8-11 in Bethesda, Maryland, will focus on the science and practice of yoga, meditation, and other stress management modalities.)
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Psychotherapy Networker
Mindsight. Dan Siegel Offers Therapists a New Vision of the Brain
by Mary Sykes WylieSeptember 01, 2004
"In 1999, a few months after child psychiatrist Daniel Siegel's book The Developing Mind: Toward a Neurobiology of Interpersonal Experience was published, Siegel received an e-mail, purporting to be from a representative of Pope John Paul II, asking him to come to the Vatican to talk to the Pope. Thinking the e-mail was a prank, Siegel ignored it--why would the Pope invite an expert on the neurobiology of childhood attachment over to the Vatican to schmooze?" (September/October 2004 Issue)
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Oprah.com
Overcoming Trauma
with Dr. Mehmet OzJanuary 29, 2009
"Witnessing a traumatic event is emotionally painful and can affect a person for the rest of his life, says Dr. Daniel Siegel, author of The Mindful Brain. Dr. Oz talks with Dr. Siegel about his book and about how people can cope with trauma by reframing the event into something that is a lesson rather than a painful memory."
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Sounds True "Insights at the Edge"
Podcast: What Makes a Healthy Mind with Dan Siegel
October 09, 2009
Tami Simon speaks with Dan Siegel on what it means to have a healthy mind.
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Reach MD
A Week of Silence
hosted by Larry Kaskel, MDJanuary 29, 2009
Dr. Dan Siegel, author of "The Mindful Brain," shares a part of his own spiritual journey to understand mindful awareness, as he tells the story of how he participated in a week long silent retreat.
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Reach MD
Become a More Mindful Practitioner
hosted by Larry Kaskel, MDJanuary 29, 2009
The benefits of being present in your own medical practice has unlimited benefits to you, your patients, your co-workers. How do you become a more mindful practioner? Dr. Dan Siegel, Psychiatrist and Author, talks about bringing mindfulness to your medical practice.
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Brain Science Podcast
Meditation and the Brain
hosted by Ginger CampbellAugust 22, 2008
"In Episode 44 of the Brain Science Podcast, I talk with Daniel Siegel, MD about meditation and the brain. Dr. Siegel is the author of several books including The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being. In this interview we review the scientific evidence about how mindfulness meditation changes the brain, both in terms of short term activity and in terms of long-term structural changes. The evidence is convincing that a regular mindfulness practice can be an important element of brain health."
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ABC Radio National
All in the Mind: Early childhood and the developing brain
presented by Lynne MalcolmJune 24, 2006
"Dr. Dan Siegel brings together a range of scientific disciplines in order to understand the mind, the brain and human relationships. I asked him how relating with other human beings creates the neural connections from which the mind emerges..."
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Dr. Dan Siegel and the Blue Man Group
December 14, 2009
Author Dr. Dan Siegel and the Blue Man Group illustrate the concept behind his new book "Mindsight".
TEDx
The Power of Mindsight
December 02, 2009
Dr. Daniel Siegel explores the neural mechanisms beneath social and emotional intelligence and how these can be cultivated through reflective practices that focus on the inner nature of the mind.
Google Personal Growth Series
Mindsight:The New Science of Personal Transformation
presented by Dr. Dan SiegelApril 22, 2009
As part of the Google Personal Growth Series, Google University recently invited Dan Siegel to address two crucial questions: What is the mind? and How can we create a healthy mind? In his talk, Dr. Siegel examines and explores ways to create a healthy mind, an integrated brain, and mindful, empathic relationships.
The Hawn Foundation
Mindfulness Explored and Explained
with Dr. Dan SiegelJanuary 01, 2009
"Founded in 2003 by award winning actress, director and producer Goldie Hawn, The Hawn Foundation is dedicated to supporting children by advancing mindfulness training in educational and community-based settings." In this interview, Dan Siegel describes the fundamentals behind mirror neurons, mindfulness and how we can begin to shape behavior through mindful practice.
Connect with Kids
The Teenage Brain
featuring Dan SiegelJanuary 31, 2009
Founded in 1998, CWK Network, Inc. produces the Emmy® award-winning Connect with Kids television series – 10 programs each year, targeted to parents about the issues kids face every day. In this segment, Dr. Dan Siegel describes how relationships impact brain development and how understanding brain development provides new insights into adolescent behavior.
NBC - King 5
Learning for Life: Your child's social and emotional development
featuring Dr. Dan SiegelSeptember 30, 2009
"This month's Learning for Life examines a child's social and emotional development in the first few years of life. Dr. Daniel Siegel, a psychiatrist from the Mindsight Institute and author of "The Mindful Brain" and "Parenting from the Inside Out," answers some common questions parents have about their child's development."
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Seeds of Compassion Conference with HH the Dalai Lama
The Scientific Basis for Compassion: What We Know & What We Can Do
hosted by the Kirlin FoundationJanuary 27, 2009
Dr. Dan Siegel speaks on a panel with His Holiness the Dali Lama at the Seeds of Compassion Conference, an unprecedented gathering to engage the hearts and minds of the community by highlighting the vision, science, and programs of early social, emotional, and cognitive learning. Dr. Siegel begins his portion of the talk at 1:17:17.
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