https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG_mLqTdiyI

Creating A Slave The Psychological Impact Of Child Abuse Darcia Narvaez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPU9fzwBeO0&list=PLy5Xf1bSSus_-1963d2vX2Re-J3PlX3TM&index=2

The Ripple Effect Podcast #112 (Dr. Darcia Narvaez)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHzqRoeJH1M&list=PLy5Xf1bSSus_-1963d2vX2Re-J3PlX3TM&index=5

Derrick Jensen Resistance Radio W Darcia Narvaez - February 28, 2016

Darcia Narvaez

Development and Epigenetics - Darcia Narvaez and Stefan Molyneux

EP 8: OUR PRIMAL NEST / Dr. Darcia Narvaez

https://www.scu.edu/character/resources/fostering-conscience-and-moral-character/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDLmcDBw_Mo

Darcia Narvaez, professor of psychology and director, Collaboration for Ethical Education, University of Notre Dame, spoke at Santa Clara University on March 12th about conscience and the classroom. The focus was on an approach called "The Common Morality Model," for integrative ethical education. Highlights included:

    Qualifications of those with "ethical expertise"
    Ethical sensitivity skills for students
    Establishing caring relationships with students and a caring classroom community
    Teaching through the apprenticeship approach
    Self-monitoring of ethical skills development

The presentation was part of "The Project on Conscience in Roman Catholic Thought," a series of talks exploring inner morals in the face of contemporary challenges, sponsored by The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and funded in part through the generosity of Phyllis and Mike Shea.

Mar 12, 2014

Fostering Conscience and Moral Character through Classroom Teaching Darcia Narvaez

Indigenous Wisdom has much to teach US: Darcia Narvaez and Four Arrows

Two Worldviews - Sustainable Wisdom, Integrating Indigenous Knowhow for Global Flourishing

Saturday Keynote Darcia Narvaez

Interview with Darcia Narvaez - Evolutionary Parenting

Listen to award-winning neuroscience researcher, Darcia Narvaez, PhD, share foundational insights into the Evolved Nest.

DESCRIPTION: Primal Wisdom: Learn about different kinds of wisdom and how Primal Wisdom differs from Traditional Wisdom.

About Darcia Narvaez, PhD

Darcia Narvaez is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. Her prior careers include professional musician, classroom music teacher, business owner, seminarian and middle school Spanish teacher. Dr. Narvaez’s current research explores how early life experience influences societal culture, wellbeing and sociomoral character in children and adults. She integrates neurobiological, clinical, developmental and education sciences in her theories and research about human nature and human development.

She publishes extensively on moral development, parenting and education. Recently she has been studying the Evolved Nest and how it influences wellbeing, sociality and morality.

She hosts interdisciplinary conferences at the University of Notre Dame regarding early experience and human development (the talks and/or powerpoints are available online). In 2016, she organized a conference on Sustainable Wisdom: Integrating Indigenous KnowHow for Global Flourishing (talks available online).

She is the author or editor of numerous books and articles. Read her bio and blogs here: kindredmedia.org/author/darcia-narvaez-phd/

About the Evolved Nest

Every animal has a nest for its young that matches up with the maturational schedule of the offspring (Gottlieb, 1997). Humans too! The Evolved Nest (or Evolved Developmental Niche; EDN) refers to the nest for young children that humans inherit from their ancestors. It's one of our adaptations, meaning that it helped our ancestors survive. Most characteristics of the evolved nest emerged with social mammals more than 30 million years ago.

Humans are distinctive in that babies are born highly immature (only 25% of adult-sized brain at full-term birth) and should be in the womb another 18 months to even resemble newborns of other species! As a result, the brain/body of a child is highly influenced by early life experience.

Multiple epigenetic effects occur in the first months and years based on the timing and type of early experience. Humanity's evolved nest was first identified by Melvin Konner (2005) as the "hunter-gatherer childhood model" and includes breastfeeding 2-5 years, nearly constant touch, responsiveness to baby's needs, multiple responsive adult caregivers, free play with multiple-aged playmates, positive social support for mom and baby.

Calling these components the Evolved Nest or Evolved Developmental Niche, Narvaez and colleagues add to the list soothing perinatal experience (before, during, after birth) and a positive, welcoming social climate. All these are characteristic of the type of environment in which the human genus lived for 99% of its existence. Below are publications and a powerpoint about the evolved nest.

Why does the evolved nest matter? Early years are when virtually all neurobiological systems are completing their development. They form the foundation for the rest of life, including getting along with others, sociality and morality.

12. Wisdom, Part 2: What Is Primal Wisdom? Evolved Nest with Darcia Narvaez

The Evolved Nest is a breakthrough concept that integrates findings across fields that bear on child development, child raising and adult behavior.  The Evolved Nest promotes optimal health and wellbeing, cooperation, and receptive and sociomoral intelligences. Societal moves away from providing the Evolved Nest have contributed to the ill being and dysregulation we see in one another and society. Learn how to nest your children and re-nest yourself.

12. Wisdom, Part 2: What Is Primal Wisdom? Evolved Nest with Darcia Narvaez

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