Siegel Daniel Hartzell Mary Livres

An updated edition of the parenting classic Have you ever thought: ‘I can’t believe I just said to my child the very thing my parents used to say to me! Am I destined to repeat the mistakes of my parents?’ In Parenting from the Inside Out, child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel and early-childhood expert Mary Hartzell explore how our childhood experiences shape the way we parent. Drawing on stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they explain how interpersonal relationships affect the development of the brain, and offer a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of our life stories, which will help us raise compassionate and resilient children. Combining Siegel’s cutting-edge neuroscience research with Hartzell’s 30 years of experience as a child-development specialist and parent educator, Parenting from the Inside Out guides us through creating the necessary foundations for secure and loving relationships with our children. This tenth-anniversary edition includes a new preface by the authors and incorporates the latest research from the field.

A poetic coming-of-age memoir that explores the legacies of family, race, and religion, this work follows Mary-Alice Daniel's journey from Nigeria to England and America. After her family moved from West Africa to England, they faced a stark contrast to their vibrant Nigerian culture, embarking on a quest for belonging across three continents. The narrative delves into Daniel's upbringing against a backdrop of migration, addressing themes of race, religious conflict, and cultural identity. She examines the lives of her parents and ancestors, uncovering the tribal mythologies that have shaped her existence. Daniel grapples with her identity, as the Nigerian government recognizes her as Longuda, her father's tribe, while matrilineal traditions link her to the Fulani, and her childhood language belongs to the Hausa tribe. Yet, her strongest connection is to California, which she reveals through its captivating history. To reclaim her legacies, Daniel revisits her unsettled childhood and navigates ancestral traditions. Her layered narratives reflect the spiritual complexities of Islam, Christianity, and magic. This memoir serves as a cultural distillation of the Black diaspora, mapping the intricate connections and boundaries of Blackness from colonial histories to her life in America, all conveyed through lyrical observation and deep introspection.

The 117th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets, in which Mary-Alice Daniel confronts tricontinental culture shock and her curious placement within many worlds