Episode 1193: Dr Daniel Siegel: The Power of Showing Up

<p><strong>Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., </strong>is clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, the founding co-director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, and executive director of the Mindsight Institute. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Siegel is the author of several books, including the <em>New York Times </em>bestsellers <em>Brainstorm, Mind,</em> and, with Tina Payne Bryson, <em>The Whole-Brain Child</em> and <em>No-Drama Discipline</em>. He is also the author of the bestsellers <em>Mindsight </em>and, with Mary Hartzell, <em>Parenting from the Inside Out</em>. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, with welcome visits from their adult son and daughter.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Parenting isn’t easy. Showing up is. Your greatest impact begins right where you are. Now the bestselling authors of <em>The Whole-Brain Child</em> and <em>No-Drama Discipline</em> explain what this means over the course of childhood.<br /></strong><br /> <strong>“There is parenting magic in this book.”—Michael Thompson, Ph.D., co-author of the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling classic <em>Raising Cain</em></strong><br /> <br /> One of the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns out—in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership skills, and meaningful relationships—is whether at least one adult in their life has consistently shown up for them. In an age of scheduling demands and digital distractions, showing up for your child might sound like a tall order. But as bestselling authors Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson reassuringly explain, it doesn’t take a lot of time, energy, or money. Instead, showing up means offering a quality of presence. And it’s simple to provide once you understand the four building blocks of a child’s healthy development. Every child needs to feel what Siegel and Bryson call the Four S’s:<br /> <br /> • <strong>Safe:</strong> We can’t always insulate a child from injury or avoid doing something that leads to hurt feelings. But when we give a child