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Apr 28, 20181 min read
Need for Connection
"See a child differently, see a different child." - Stuart Shanker (The MEHRIT Centre) #KellyBartlett #TheMEHRITCentre #StuartShanker...


Apr 26, 20181 min read
When children feel better, they behave better
“You can't teach children to behave better by making them feel worse.” NVR can help... #PamLeo #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA #APVA...

Apr 20, 20181 min read
Hard Time
“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...

Apr 17, 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 15, 20181 min read
Safety Blanket
The principles of Nonviolent Resistance are simple, so all involved parties (extended family and friends, teachers, police officers,...

Mar 29, 20181 min read
Challenging Behaviour
Young people who demonstrate the most challenging behaviour, are often the most in need of adult support and understanding. ...


Mar 28, 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 26, 20181 min read
Treating Behaviour
#ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA #APVA #ToxicStress #DevelopmentalTrauma #RelationalRepair #ConnectedChildRaising #Connection...

Mar 21, 20181 min read
Relationships
The importance of supportive relationships and human connection... #MayaAngelou #DevelopmentalTrauma #ToxicStress #ChallengingBehaviour...


Mar 17, 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.”...


Feb 22, 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 21, 20181 min read
Conflict resolution
#ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CompassionateAction #NonviolentResistance #NVR #ChildtoParentViolence #CPVA #APVA #ViolentChild...


Feb 17, 20181 min read
Adoption and Fostering Podcast
Carrie Grant speaks to Al Coates and Scott Carson-Rennie in the latest episode of the Adoption and Fostering Podcast. She is open and...

Feb 8, 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 4, 20181 min read
Children who need the most love...
#ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA #Trauma #RussellBarkley #ChildtoParentViolence #APVA #ExtremeBehaviour #ViolentChild...


Feb 1, 20181 min read
Share your calm
#ParentalSupport #CompassionateAction #NonviolentResistance #NVR #LRKnost #CPV #CPVA #ChallengingBehaviour #ChildtoParentViolence...

Feb 1, 20181 min read
Reward and punishment
Reward-and-punishment-based approaches simply do not work for all children or teenagers. Nonviolent Resistance is an ethically-sound...

Jan 30, 20181 min read
Tantrums and power struggles
Traumatised & attachment-injured children are prone to respond to authority with anger & defiance. Reward & punishment will not work with...

Jan 29, 20181 min read
An unmet need
#TraumaInformed #CompassionateAction #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #MarshallBRosenberg #Quotes #ExtremeBehaviour #ViolentChild...


Jan 8, 20181 min read
2018 Child to Parent Violence & Aggression Survey
“For many adopted families CPVA is an issue but we are relatively small in number, beyond our circle other communities experience the...
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