Dr. Gabor Maté on Parenting and Raising Healthy Children

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Dr. Gabor Maté — The Myth of Normal, Metabolizing Anger, Processing Trauma, and More

Dr. Gabor Maté on Our Toxic and Unhealthy Culture

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Rewards & Punishments

"Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education." ~ Zhuang Zhou (Taoist Master) [image] “Schooling that children are forced to endure—in which the subject matter is imposed by others and the “learning” is motivated by extrinsic rewards and punishments rather than by the children’s true interests—turns learning from a joyful activity into a chore, to be avoided whenever possible. Coercive schooling, which tragically is the norm in our society, suppresses curiosity and overrides ch…

Living by Principles Instead of by Rules

“Children who live surrounded by rules, instead of learning about principles, end up becoming adept at getting around rules, finding the loopholes in rules, disguising non-compliance, or deflecting blame for non-compliance (i.e. lying about what they did). These are the skills that they then bring into adult life.” ~ Robyn Coburn "Often a child’s very gifts (his great intensity of feeling, depth of experience, curiosity, intelligence, quickness—and his ability to be critical) will confront …