The Evolved Nest

Human baby helplessness increased over the course of human evolution as humans shifted to bipedal walking. So much so that humans are born 18 months early compared to other primates. It’s really important to get straight on what babies need before having one.

Interdisciplinary knowledge expands our imaginations for who we can be. KEY POINTS - Wellness enhancement should be our goal, not just avoiding trauma. - Understanding human wellness requires interdisciplinary understanding of human functioning and development. - Wellness-informed requires understanding species-typical child raising (evolved nest).

Does schooling help students build an ecologically literate life? David Orr’s book, Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect, seems as relevant today as when it was first published a few decades. Schooling is failing to do what society and children need. Orr explores how contemporary culture and education got off track. He identified six myths now on the kindredmedia.org blog.

We foster human potential & optimal relationships from the beginning of life. Visit kindredmedia.org to learn 12 ways to nurture babies at conception, birth and beyond. #motherhood #mothering #pregnancy #birth #babies #conception #parenting #parents #kindred #attachmentparenting #psychology

https://soundcloud.com/evolvednest/23-dangers-of-separating-children-from-caregivers-evolved-nest-with-darcia-narvaez-phdWhat are the dangers of separating children from their caregivers? How does this early trauma impact lifelong wellness, or illnes

Three reasons adults are tough-minded with babies A worried and frightened grandmother emailed me to ask for advice regarding her 13-month-old granddaughter. The child was very anxious and fearful and had been so for months. She would not let th

Societal problems start in babyhood, one comparative psychoanalyst argued. #KindredMedia

Categorizing people by race, then ranking races, leads to dehumanization.David Livingston Smith has a new book, On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist It, which offers a helpful review of the kinds of psychological and social structures that

What makes humans joyful? #mentalhealth #shelterinplace #covid19 #coronavirus #kindredmedia

Understand and satisfy your basic needs.There are numerous ways to categorize or describe a human’s basic needs (Narvaez, 2018). Here is a compilation and brief descriptions of basic needs that have been identified by researchers. Although Maslow (19

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“They usually shriek and kick, wave their arms and stiffen their bodies, so that one needs two hands, and a lot of attention, to keep them under control.” (p. x)

Being disconnected from #nature can lead to negative outcomes. Learn how to reconnect with the living world around you.

How can we restore our heritages of nested, earth-centered living?

… and the steps to take based on empirical science.The bad news on global warming keeps piling up (e.g., this report on Greenland’s ice loss). Why isn’t everyone taking action?In their book The Psychology of Environmental Problems, Koger an

In the Borderland of ConsciousnessIs the human collective psyche shifting in these perilous times?As noted in the prior related post, Jerome Bernstein (2005) was pushed into changing his therapeutic practice. He encountered many people whose chi