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The objective... “is not to change people & their behaviour in order to get our way; it is to establish relationships based on honesty &...
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Jun 14, 20181 min read
Extraordinary
“Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are...
Jun 10, 20181 min read
Hurt people
“Anger is just loud hurt, sadness and unmet needs.” - Suzi Lula #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV#DevelopmentalTrauma #Adoption#FosterCare...
Jun 9, 20181 min read
Be there
“The key to fostering a connection in the face of a ‘no’ is always hearing ‘yes’ to something else.” - Marshall B Rosenberg...
Jun 8, 20181 min read
Heroes
“Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story.” - Josh Shipp #ChallengingBehaviour #DevelopmentalTrauma #ACEs...
Jun 8, 20181 min read
Discipline is helping
“Punishment & reward proceed from basically the same psychological model, one that conceives of motivation as nothing more than the...
Jun 7, 20181 min read
You don't fix your child
“...NVR begins with the acknowledgement that the child is not the problem - the problem is the problem.” #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA...
Jun 6, 20181 min read
Give and take
Your child isn’t giving you a hard time, your child is having a hard time. NVR can help... #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA...
Jun 4, 20181 min read
Punishment
“Kids with a trauma history do not need more punishment, and quite frankly they don’t need more stickers.” - Dr Ross Greene...
Jun 2, 20181 min read
Fear of punishment
Traumatised & attachment-injured children are prone to respond to authority with anger & defiance. Reward & punishment will not work with...
Jun 1, 20181 min read
They are stuck
For traumatised & attachment-injured young people, their experiences have taught them that the adult world cannot be relied upon. Healing...
May 31, 20181 min read
Kids everywhere
“Relationships matter... people, not programs, change people.” - Bruce D Perry #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA...
May 23, 20181 min read
Assume the best
The child is not the problem, the problem is the problem. “See a child differently, you see a different child.” - Stuart Shanker...
May 22, 20181 min read
Children are not problems
“...NVR begins with the acknowledgement that the child is not the problem - the problem is the problem.” #LRKnost...
May 20, 20181 min read
Challenges
Your child isn’t giving you a hard time, your child is having a hard time... NVR can help #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA...
May 19, 20181 min read
Relational Trauma requires Relational Repair
"What happened to you? Who are you? What is your story? What kaleidoscope do you see the world through? We need to see the person behind...
May 18, 20181 min read
When people have been traumatised
“When people have been traumatised they are stuck in paralysis... or abrupt explosions of rage”. “Traumatic symptoms... stem from frozen...
May 15, 20181 min read
Everyone has a story
#AnnetteBreaux #ChallengingBehaviour #Schools
May 14, 20181 min read
Sad’s Bodyguard
#LizaPalmer #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA #APVA #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma
May 13, 20181 min read
Hurt Child
“See a child differently, you see a different child.” - Stuart Shanker #PamLeo #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #CPVA #APVA #ViolentChild...
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