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Attachment and Empathy -Lessons from Mares and Foals

7/31/2014

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Attachment is the first CORE Personality  STRENGTH.  Here is a special picture of my mare A Hit Indeed with her first born colt sired by the stallion Wilko. There are many lessons to be learned through the  observation of the   mares with their new thoroughbred foals at Peaceful Valley Stable near Didsbury , Alberta. This helps us understand that throughout life the ability to form attachments is an essential part of healthy emotional development . For both horses and children, first relationships and interactions help define our capacity for ATTACHMENT and sets the tone for all of our future relationships. During Healing with Horses sessions , children and youth are able to observe interactions of mares and foals and this provides a learning opportunity to develop ATTUNEMENT and EMPATHY. The founder of the ROOTS of EMPATHY program believes that " Empathy can't be taught BUT it can be caught." I believe that interactions with horses can facilitate that.
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Dr. Brenda E. Abbey
7/31/2014 01:23:58 pm

Empathy is so important and underlies just about everything that makes society functional. Difficulties with EMPATHY cause problems in relationships and communication for all ages.It is important to understand and nurture EMPATHY so that social change can be fostered by increasing the quality of relationships available to young children..

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Dr. Brenda E. Abbey
8/3/2014 10:55:15 am

I am excited about the new book by Daniel Goleman and Peter Senge Triple Focus and its application to Equine Assisted learning.
I believe that the triple focus of self - awareness , empathy and an understanding of the interconnectedness of the environmental relationships fits with the learning that takes place with interactions with horses.

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    I earned a Doctorate in Applied Research/ Cognitive Psychology and am an educator who is passionate about understanding and promoting Intelligent Behaviours . I am a continuous life long  learner and enjoy researching and writing about emotional and social intelligence.

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