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- Western World Moral DevelopmentWhen I started out as a middle-school Spanish teacher at a prep school, I attempted to organize democratic climates in my classes. We discussed what rules students preferred. I negotiated within the bounds available. This was a social contract orientation, Stage 5 of Lawrence Kohlberg’s moral judgment scheme. My knowledge of Kohlberg’s theory came later […]
- Which Kind of Mindfulness?According to Ellen Langer (author of Mindfulness), mindlessness is a form of limited perception characterized by being trapped in preconceived categories, automatic behavior, and a single perspective. One is unable to respond to the unique context of the present moment. Iain McGilchrist might call this a left-brain governed orientation. The alternative perceptual orientation is governed […]
- Darcia Narvaez, Kindred World’s President, to Receive APA Div. 24 Presidential Citation AwardKindred World is proud to announce that Darcia Narvaez, PhD, our president and co-founder of the Evolved Nest Initiative, is the recipient of the 2024 Presidential Citation Award from Division 24 of the American Psychological Association (APA). Established in 2019, the Presidential Citation Award honors a nationally or internationally recognized scholar who has made significant […]
- The Spiral: An Ancient Model Useful for Contemporary TimesMy left shoulder sports a tattoo––a rendering of a petroglyph in the shape of a spiral. In school, while listening to the droning on of teachers, I drew spirals all over my notebook. When playing at the beach with my two young children, it was playful co-mingling spirals we carved into the sand with long […]
- Vagus Nerve Development and the Evolved NestIn the podcast below, you will hear Dr. Darcia Narvaez and Dr. Mary Tarsha discuss their new paper, “Humanity’s Evolved Developmental Niche and its Relation to Cardiac Vagal Regulation in The First Years of Life.” In the paper several components of humanity’s evolved nest were reviewed (breastfeeding, positive touch, allomothers, responsive care, free play) in […]
- Reimagine Your World in Less Than 30 Minutes…What do to during the holiday break, and ask our world braces for a pivotal year in human history? Let's reimagine our world in less than 30 minutes with the Evolved Nest's short film collection:
- Embodied Cultural Sensitivity, Birth, and Feminism“We will be saved throgh the articulation of what we have forgotten.” — Stephanie Mines Nothing restores embodied cultural sensitivity more than a woman claiming her right to have her baby and be with her baby or babies if she births multiples, immediately after birth, and to receive the placenta that unites them in […]
- Can We Replace Conquistador Mind in the Nursery?Parents have a rough go of it. They white-water raft their way through the days and nights of balancing child raising, work, and household management. Often, without much assistance. But new parents have it the worst. Parents go into shock from the sudden change in daily and nightly life. The baby is no longer encased […]
- Wikipedia’s First Ever Definition of “Stay-at-Home Mother” Reveals Economic & Cultural Realities Creating A Lack Of ChoiceListen to an interview with the women from Family and Home Network who caught Wikipedia's redirect page to "housewife" and submitted the new entry for Stay-at-Home-Mother
- 10th Anniversary Celebration with Darcia Narvaez Of The Book That Birthed The Evolved Nest, A Video DiscussionLisa Reagan and Darcia Narvaez discuss the significance of and ongoing work inspired by Darcia's award-winning book, Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture, and Wisdom
Fresh Eyes
- Unspoken Forms of Communication
- Annoying Babies
- Children Need To Be Fed, Physically and Psychologically
- The Secrets of Raising Infants
- Unspoken Forms of Communication
- Learn to Stop Thinking and Start Being
- John Bowlby and the Need for Attachment
- Want a Better Birth? Go Back to the Basics
- ACES and the Psychology of Chandler from "Friends"
- Incorporating Play Into The Classroom
Contact Info
Address:
Darcia Narvaez
Professor of Psychology Emerita
Department of Psychology
University of Notre Dame
390 Corbett Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Email: dnarvaez@nd.edu