Dr. Neufeld’s model is built on three distinct but interconnected lenses used to "map" a child’s development:
The primary need for contact and connection. Neufeld identifies six stages of attachment that deepen as a child matures: proximity, sameness, belonging/loyalty, significance, love, and being known. The Gordon Neufeld Approach: Making Sense of Ch...
The process of becoming a separate, viable, and integrated individual. The approach argues that maturation is spontaneous if conditions are conducive, rather than something that can be forced. The Gordon Neufeld Approach: Making Sense of Ch...
Dr. Neufeld’s model is built on three distinct but interconnected lenses used to "map" a child’s development:
The primary need for contact and connection. Neufeld identifies six stages of attachment that deepen as a child matures: proximity, sameness, belonging/loyalty, significance, love, and being known.
The process of becoming a separate, viable, and integrated individual. The approach argues that maturation is spontaneous if conditions are conducive, rather than something that can be forced.