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Deborah MacNamara

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Canada

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http://macnamara.ca/

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Psychology

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Dr. Deborah MacNamara is the author of the best selling book Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one), is on Faculty at the Neufeld Institute, and is the Director of Kid’s Best Bet, a Counselling and Family Resource Center. Her book Rest, Play, Grow has been translated into the Russian language with Italian, and German versions to follow.

Deborah is a dynamic teacher and experienced counsellor who makes developmental science come to life in the everyday context of home and classroom. She also provides counselling services to parents and professionals to make sense of learning, behavioural, and developmental issues in kids – from babies to teens.

Deborah travels nationally and internationally, speaking to ch ...more

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When AI pretends to care: What parents need to know

Machines can now sound empathic, remember our stories, even say “I care.” But what happens when our children—or we—start to believe them? Developmental science offers a warning: when comfort comes from code, our emotional systems mistake imitation for intimacy, and the cost to well-being can be profound.

The recent death of 16-year-old Adam Raine by suicide—and the revelation of his “conversations”

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Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (Or Anyone Who Acts Like One
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Deborah MacNamara,

Gordon Neufeld (Goodreads Author) (Foreword)

4.47 avg rating — 1,416 ratings — published 2016 — 13 editions

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“Children are not meant to work for love. They are meant to rest in someone’s care so that they can play and grow; this is why relationships matter.”
― Deborah MacNamara, Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (Or Anyone Who Acts Like One

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“The characteristics a young child exhibits that make them difficult to care for are the same ones we will long for as they become adults—saying no, disagreeing, and having their own ideas, plans, and purpose.”
― Deborah MacNamara, Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (Or Anyone Who Acts Like One

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“Our children need a self to share, a heart that feels, a mouth that tells, and a belief that the richness in life comes from experiencing it in a vulnerable way.”
― Deborah MacNamara, Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (Or Anyone Who Acts Like One

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