“Thinking of your child as 'behaving badly' disposes you to think of punishment. Thinking of your child as 'struggling to handle...

"See a child differently, see a different child." - Stuart Shanker (The MEHRIT Centre) #KellyBartlett #TheMEHRITCentre #StuartShanker...

“Children don't need more things. The best toys a child can have is a parent who gets down on the floor and plays with them.” - Bruce D...

“You can't teach children to behave better by making them feel worse.” NVR can help... #PamLeo #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA #APVA...

“Everyday in a hundred small ways, children ask, ‘Do you see me?’, ‘Do you hear me?’, ‘Do I matter?’ Their behaviour often reflects our...

Rarely can a response make something better. What makes something better is connection.” - Brené Brown #RalphGNichols #Connectedness...

“You can influence & you can make a positive change in a child’s life - and in an adult’s life - all the way through because of the...

“This short animated film has been developed to raise awareness of ACEs, their potential to damage health across the life course and the...

“It’s not you against this child. It’s YOU AND THIS CHILD against this child’s history. It is not a personal attack on you.” - Dr Karyn...

“The more healthy relationships a child has the more likely they will recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of...

“How great would our world be if we had kids who were not afraid to take risks, ...not afraid to think & who had a champion. Every child...

“Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love” - Bruce D Perry #BruceDPerry #Relationships...

#DevelopmentalTrauma #TreatingChildhoodTrauma #OprahWinfrey #RelationalRepair #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #ACEs...

Resilience is a documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a new movement to treat and prevent...

“The child has a different relation to his environment from ours… the child absorbs it... He incarnates in himself all in the world about...

Dr Bruce Perry (The Child Trauma Academy) and Linda Chamberlain (Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project) discuss the the impact of...

‪Young people who demonstrate the most challenging behaviour, are often the most in need of adult support and understanding.  ‬ ...

“Relationships with supportive, caring adults as early in life as possible, can prevent or reverse the damaging effects of toxic stress.”...

The importance of supportive relationships and human connection... #MayaAngelou #DevelopmentalTrauma #ToxicStress #ChallengingBehaviour...

The importance of connection- feeling seen, heard and valued... able to give and receive without judgement... deriving sustenance and...