top of page



Blog
Search

Need for Connection
"See a child differently, see a different child." - Stuart Shanker (The MEHRIT Centre) #KellyBartlett #TheMEHRITCentre #StuartShanker...
Apr 28, 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 26, 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 20, 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

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


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

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


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

Conflict resolution
#ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CompassionateAction #NonviolentResistance #NVR #ChildtoParentViolence #CPVA #APVA #ViolentChild...
Feb 21, 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 17, 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

Children who need the most love...
#ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA #Trauma #RussellBarkley #ChildtoParentViolence #APVA #ExtremeBehaviour #ViolentChild...
Feb 4, 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...
Feb 1, 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 30, 20181 min read

An unmet need
#TraumaInformed #CompassionateAction #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #MarshallBRosenberg #Quotes #ExtremeBehaviour #ViolentChild...
Jan 29, 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...
Jan 8, 20181 min read
bottom of page