NEW!
Idea Snippets for Practice
a growing collection of short clips and conversations,
curated to bring concepts to life
In House Recordings
NEW! Navigating Neurodiversity (Vimeo video - 1.5 hrs) an IDEA Centre webinar featuring Catherine Korah - February 2024 Download slide handouts (PDF)
The Neuroscience of Play (Vimeo video - 1.5 hrs)
an IDEA Centre webinar featuring Eva de Gosztonyi - February 2023
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Managing Behaviour without Rewards (Vimeo video - 1.25 hrs)
an IDEA Centre webinar featuring Eva de Gosztonyi - November 2022
ELEMENTARY: Understanding and Working with Children in Emotional Times (Youtube video - 50 min)
a webinar from The Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Management geared towards all elementary school staff featuring Eva de Gosztonyi - November 2020
SECONDARY: Understanding and Working with Youth in Emotional Times (Youtube video - 50 min)
a webinar from The Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Management geared towards all secondary school staff featuring Eva de Gosztonyi - October 2020
Leading Our Kids Back to School (Youtube video - 1.25 hrs)
a webinar from The Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Management
featuring Dr. Deborah MacNamara - May 2020
Relationship Matters (full DVD - Youtubevideo - 2 hrs)
featuring Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Attachment Roots: Developing the Capacity to Hold On When Apart (Youtube video - 1.5 hrs)
featuring Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Guest Appearances
Trauma in Schools #34 - Reducing Trauma’s Impact Through the Three R’s (Cultivating Resilience podcast - 44 minutes) interview with Hannah Beach and Tamara Strijack
Trauma in Schools #32 - The Trauma within Indigenous Populations (Cultivating Resilience podcast - 45 minutes) interview with Mary Peter and Richard Matthews
Pandemic-related Recordings
Parenting in a Pandemic: Q&A Panel Session 1 (YouTube video - 54 min)
Gordon Neufeld, Tamara Strijack & Deborah MacNamara - April 9, 2020
emotional outlets / keeping close when apart / teens & isolation / too much play?
Parenting in a Pandemic: Q&A Panel Session 2 (YouTube audio - 58 min)
Gordon Neufeld, Tamara Strijack & Deborah MacNamara - April 23, 2020
what’s ok to share with kids / big emotions / sibling conflict / teens isolating away from family / confusion of roles – parent or teacher?
Parenting in a Pandemic: Q&A Panel Session 3 (YouTube video - 54 min)
Gordon Neufeld, Tamara Strijack & Deborah MacNamara - April 30, 2020
boredom / parenting challenges for frontline workers / parenting challenges when working from home / re-entry: what to consider / 5-year-old & play challenges
Parenting in a Pandemic: Q&A Panel Session 4 (YouTube video - 53 min)
Gordon Neufeld, Tamara Strijack & Deborah MacNamara - May 7, 2020
preparing for “new normal” / emotional health and well-being / facing separation / aggression problems / anxiety, sensitivity & learning / alpha problems
Parenting in a Pandemic: Q&A Panel Session 5 (YouTube video - 56 min)
Gordon Neufeld, Tamara Strijack & Deborah MacNamara - May 14, 2020
things better while at home / transitioning back to school / single parent working full-time, child acting out / what to do with our own emotions and reactions as parents / teen challenges, resistance and defendedness / preventing resentment toward sibling
Parenting in a Pandemic: Q&A Panel Session 6 (YouTube video - 55 min)
Gordon Neufeld, Tamara Strijack & Deborah MacNamara - May 31, 2020
frontline parents – frustration and alarm of children with increased risk, helping stay close when apart (with 2 year old), finding playful outlets for alarm and frustration / Returning to school – keeping the classroom safe as a teacher, helping children with elevated anxiety