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Reimagining Education for ADD: Trust, Creativity, and Emotional Safety | Chapter 23 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté Welcome to Last Minute Lecture’s summary of Chapter 23 from Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté. This chapter explores how traditional classrooms often misunderstand ADD, and offers a compassionate roadmap for reform—centered on trust, creativity, and emotional safety. Watch the full video summary below, and subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more psychology-focused, trauma-informed education guides and chapter breakdowns: Subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for chapter-by-chapter textbook summaries and neurodiversity insights. Education and the Emotional Needs of ADD Students Dr. Maté highlights that ADD is too often misunderstood as laziness or defiance in traditional classrooms. Emotional wounds from shaming or rigid discipline can last a lifetime. To support neurodivergent learners, teachers must approach each child with curiosity, patience, and understan...

Emotional Development and Attachment in Infancy — Summary of Chapter 7 from The Developing Person Through the Life Span What makes a baby smile or cry? How do infants form lasting emotional bonds? Chapter 7 of Kathleen Stassen Berger’s The Developing Person Through the Life Span explores the social and emotional growth that occurs during the first two years of life. From early emotional reactions to complex attachments and the influence of caregivers, this chapter uncovers how the foundations of personality and relationships are formed. Watch the full podcast-style summary above or keep reading to understand how nature, nurture, and interaction shape emotional development and social bonds during infancy. Early Emotional Development From Reflexes to Feelings Newborns express basic states such as distress and contentment . By six weeks, social smiles appear, followed by laughter around three months. By six months, emotions like anger (from frustration) and sadness (of...