NeuroplayAustralia - Play Therapy and Child Counsellor

18/03/2026

16/03/2026

“Children do not experience our intentions, no matter how heartfelt. They experience what we manifest in tone and behavior.”

― Gordon Neufeld, Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

14/03/2026

If young children are not little adults, who are they? They are big emotions, untempered behavior, soft hearts, and a capacity to live fully in the present.
They are not small versions of ourselves, and we should not expect them to reason, regulate, and respond the way we do.They are in a special season as their brains develop.

When I first heard Dr. Neufeld describe the personality traits of young children, I laughed with recognition – delighted to finally have them named. As he says, “They are not like us and we should not be like them.” Dr. Neufeld’s lens has given me a deeper understanding of who young children are – and who we need to be for them.”

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14/03/2026

"Resilience is not a skill to be learned." - Dr. Gordon Neufeld

"The oasis of safety for a child is when he's facing togetherness. With those who he is attached to, she is attached to. And when the brain is free to go into the play mode, and that is their oasis of safety. Do they need it all the time? No, but they, need it some of the time "

13/02/2026

Did you know that there is a learning difficulty specific to writing? You probably heard of the one specific to reading (Dyslexia), but this one is specific to *writing*. The two can occur together or separate and both are common in autistic people.

13/02/2026

"Love is powerful medicine." Dr. C. Sue Carter
Dr. Carter is an internationally recognized expert in behavioral neuroendocrinology. Dr. Carter has studied the endocrinology of love and social bonds for more than three decades, discovering important new developmental functions for oxytocin and vasopressin, and implicating these hormones in the regulation of long-lasting neural effects of early social experiences. Recently, she has been examining the role of oxytocin and vasopressin in autism, schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression.
Learn more about the science of human connection on our website and through our courses and trainings at polyvagal.org