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NVR - ‘Beginner’s Mind’ Feedback
Our latest NVR - ‘Beginner’s Mind’ sold out but if you’d like to join our next group, you can register your interest here.
Feb 3, 20221 min read


More Great Feedback from our NVR - ‘Beginner’s Mind’ attendees
Our NVR - ‘Beginner’s Mind’ has been incredibly popular with parents and professionals alike. If you’re curious and would like to explore...
Jun 10, 20211 min read


Last few places available…
Our next NVR - ‘Beginner’s Mind’ gets underway in just over 2 weeks… Last few places available here if you’d like to join us....
Apr 15, 20211 min read


NVR - ‘Beginner’s Mind’
We’ve received some amazing feedback over the past week from the parents and professionals who attended our last NVR - ‘Beginner’s Mind’...
Dec 16, 20201 min read


Online Booking
We’re now taking online bookings for our 1-day Introduction to NVR Workshop for anyone who lives or works with violent & destructive...
May 12, 20181 min read


1 day Introduction to NVR Workshop
1-day Introduction to Nonviolent Resistance Workshop (4th Aug 2018) for anyone who lives/ works with violent & destructive young people...
May 7, 20181 min read


Family Wellbeing Day - 7 May 2018
The Family Folk are having a Family Wellbeing Day at the Racecourse Pavillion with FREE activities for all ages including knitting,...
Apr 27, 20181 min read


NVR
Nonviolent Resistance (NVR) is a highly effective approach that can help anyone who lives with or works with children/young people who...
Apr 17, 20181 min read


Safety Blanket
The principles of Nonviolent Resistance are simple, so all involved parties (extended family and friends, teachers, police officers,...
Apr 15, 20181 min read


Self Regulation Support for Violent Children
We must come up with community responses that support violent children in developing their self regulation - even if one-to-one were...
Apr 8, 20181 min read


Wake-up Call
Traumatised and attachment-injured children are prone to respond to authority with anger & defiance. Nonviolent Resistance can help......
Mar 28, 20181 min read


Behind Intimidating Messages
All behaviour is a form of communication and... “behind intimidating messages are simply people appealing to us to meet their needs.”...
Mar 17, 20181 min read


Compassion and understanding
Until you approach the problem with sufficient compassion for all who are involved, the key to it’s resolution will continue to evade...
Feb 25, 20181 min read


The problem is the problem
Reward & punishment based approaches do not work for all children/ teenagers. Nonviolent Resistance is an ethically-sound alternative...
Feb 22, 20181 min read


The child is not the problem
In dealing with a child’s extreme and challenging behaviour, “Nonviolent Resistance begins with the acknowledgement that the child is...
Feb 8, 20181 min read


Trauma-informed practice
Young people who demonstrate the most challenging behaviour are often the most in need of adult support and understanding.... It’s our...
Feb 7, 20181 min read


“Nonviolence is the weapon of the strong”
When I tell people about Nonviolent Resistance, what they seem to hear is ‘Passive Acceptance’. One adoptive parent exclaimed “I am not...
Jan 25, 20181 min read


An additional £1 million announced today for the Adoption Support Fund
“Looked-after children’s needs do not disappear overnight with a successful adoption placement...” The Adoption Support Fund helps...
Nov 22, 20171 min read


The Adoption Support Fund
Adoption UK has just announced that the updated online version of the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) guide has now been published. “The ASF...
Nov 5, 20171 min read


Leaflet
If you know anybody living or working with violent, destructive and/ or controlling young people, please share this with them. We have an...
Sep 1, 20171 min read
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