Daniel J. Siegel quotes

Too often we forget that discipline really means to teach, not to punish. A disciple is a student, not a recipient of behavioural consequences. (Daniel J. Siegel)
Interpersonal experience shapes the mind as it continues to develop throughout the lifespan... Interactions with the environment, especially relationships with other people, directly shape the development of the brain's structure and function. View quote
Daniel J. Siegel
From early infancy, it appears that our ability to regulate emotional states depends upon the experience of feeling that a significant person in our life is simultaneously experiencing a similar state of mind. View quote
Daniel J. Siegel
Grief allows you to let go of something you have lost only when you begin to accept what you now have in its place. As our mind clings to the familiar, to our established expectations, we can become trapped in feelings of disappointment, confusion, anger, that create our own internal worlds of suffering. View quote
Daniel J. Siegel
For "full" emotional communication, one person needs to allow his state of mind to be influenced by that of the other. View quote
Daniel J. Siegel
Each of us needs periods in which our minds can focus inwardly. Solitude is an essential experience for the mind to organize its own processes and create an internal state of resonance. In such a state, the self is able to alter its constraints by directly reducing the input from interactions with others. (p. 235) View quote
Daniel J. Siegel
Mindfulness has never met a cognition it didn't like. View quote
Daniel J. Siegel
While the days of parenting may seem so long, the years are so short. View quote
Daniel J. Siegel
...not all encounters with the world affect the mind equally. Studies have demonstrated that if the brain appraises an event as "meaningful," it will be more likely to be recalled in the future. View quote
Daniel J. Siegel
Early experience shapes the structure and function of the brain. This reveals the fundamental way in which gene expression is determined by experience. View quote
Daniel J. Siegel
The amygdala, along with related areas..., plays a crucial role in coordinating perceptions with memory and behavior. These regions are especially sensitive to social interactions. (Daniel J. Siegel)