In her 2017 TEDx talk, Dr Treisman talks about the importance of forging good, healthy relationships and society-wide systems when it...

“See a child differently. See a different child.” - Stuart Shanker The child is not the problem - the problem is the problem.......

We must come up with community responses that support children, exhibiting violent and destructive behaviour, in developing their self...

“If you manipulate, coerce and bully your children, you will have no power at all. If you lead with humility, gentleness, and by example...

We must come up with community responses that support violent children in developing their self regulation - even if one-to-one were...

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

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

“Empathy is a choice and it’s a vulnerable choice because in order to connect with you, I have to connect with something within myself...

“It’s easier to build strong children than repair broken men.” - Frederick Douglass #Development #Connection #Connectedness...

‪“It’s easy to say, ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need &...

“Our children were harmed in relationship and they will experience healing through nurturing relationships.” - Dr Karyn Purvis‬ ‪ NVR can...

“A person can grow to his or her fullest capacity only in mutually caring relationships with others." - Fred Rogers #Development...

“For a child or an adult, it’s extremely powerful to hear someone say, “I get you. I understand. I see why you feel this way.” This kind...

For traumatised & attachment-injured young people, their experiences have taught them that the adult world cannot be relied upon. Healing...

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

All behaviour is a form of communication and... “Behind intimidating messages are simply people appealing to us to meet their needs.” -...

“Kids everywhere need to feel safe, hopeful, connected and appreciated.” - Michele Borba “Kids everywhere need to feel safe, hopeful,...

“Take your time to understand. Don’t just do something, be there.” - Marshall B Rosenberg‬ #BreneBrown #Empathy #Development #Connection...

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

“Our children were harmed in relationship and they will experience healing through nurturing relationships.” - Dr Karyn Purvis‬ ‪ NVR can...