We’ve renamed our work:  Natural Learning Relationships (NLR)

For over 25 years Ba and I have educated hundreds of parents and professionals on how to meet the developmental needs of children. During that time, our work was known as Natural Learning Rhythms. We’re revised this name, now Natural Learning Relationships™ (NLR), to better reflect our… Read More >

On Relationship with Middle School Students

I recently taught a course at PSU entitled Creating Success: Relationship with Middle School Students. The course included a presentation by Josette on the interpersonal neurobiology of brain development. Relationship is the basis of all successful learning and many of the seemingly obstinate… Read More >

Cell Phone Searches as a Way to Stop Cyber Bullying—Much Ado About the Wrong Thing

According to The Oregonian of August 23rd, “…Oak Harbor [Washington] school principals may start looking through cell phones as a way to crack down on cyber-bullying.” The article continues: “Really, what it’s about is keeping kids safe,” Assistant Superintendent Lance Gibbon told The… Read More >

A Well-Intentioned Egregious Mistake

Optimal well-being is nurtured through relationship, and by mentoring the feelings of children between 8-12. These children are vitally connected to community through their relationships. When the community preaches a code and expects allegiance as the dues for membership, then their ability… Read More >

Conversation with Josette—I

Josette  and I love to talk shop.  Currently, she is revisiting the field of the neurobiology of interpersonal life. In other words, what do we know about the effects of interpersonal dynamics on the brain, the nervous system, the body, and the way we live our lives?

She and I have followed… Read More >

An Elegant Parenting Moment

#1 in the Detective Blog Series

(In Detective Blogs all events described actually occurred. Names are always changed to respect privacy. As with all good mysteries the solution is embedded in the story.)

Last week I experienced an elegant example of Natural Learning Relationships (NLR) in… Read More >

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