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May 3, 20181 min read
Fix the Environment
#AlexanderDenHeijer #TraumaInformed #DevelopmentalTrauma #ACEs #AdverseChildhoodExperiences #RelationalRepair #Connection...
Apr 30, 20181 min read
Words Matter
#LRKnost #NonviolentResistance #NVR #Development #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #RelationalRepair #TraumaInformed #Connection...
Apr 30, 20181 min read
Open Dialogue
Open dialogue is alchemy. It’s a powerful Magic... Heather McGhee befriended Garry and later that year she wrote a follow up piece for...
Apr 29, 20181 min read
Be The One
“It takes a village to raise a child & it doesn’t matter what nationality, what race, we’re all from the human race. If you interact with...
Apr 29, 20181 min read
No Bad Kids
“Thinking of your child as 'behaving badly' disposes you to think of punishment. Thinking of your child as 'struggling to handle...
Apr 27, 20181 min read
BIG Connections
“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...
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 25, 20181 min read
Will you play with me?
“Everyday in a hundred small ways, children ask, ‘Do you see me?’, ‘Do you hear me?’, ‘Do I matter?’ Their behaviour often reflects our...
Apr 24, 20181 min read
Listen
Rarely can a response make something better. What makes something better is connection.” - Brené Brown #RalphGNichols #Connectedness...
Apr 23, 20181 min read
Adjust the Sails
“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...
Apr 22, 20181 min read
Earth Day
“Children need someone to reassure them that play - their own, unique, imaginative play - is something to be valued.“ - Fred Rogers ...
Apr 22, 20181 min read
ACEs
“This short animated film has been developed to raise awareness of ACEs, their potential to damage health across the life course and the...
Apr 21, 20181 min read
A Little Empathy Goes a Long Way
#TheGottmanInstitute #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #SupportiveParenting
Apr 16, 20181 min read
Love Grows Brains
“The more healthy relationships a child has the more likely they will recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of...
Apr 15, 20181 min read
A Child’s Brain
“The most important thing parents need to understand is that the brain of their child will become exactly what the child was exposed...
Apr 14, 20181 min read
Look for the Helpers
With so many worrying news stories, this seems particularly apt... #FredRogers #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising...
Apr 13, 20181 min read
When Children Feel Safe
#AlfieKohn #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising
Apr 13, 20181 min read
Children will become what they are told they are...
#SupportiveParenting #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #LadyBirdJohnson
Apr 13, 20181 min read
Be the One
“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...
Apr 11, 20181 min read
Timeout
Reward-and-punishment-based approaches simply do not work for all children or teenagers. Nonviolent Resistance can help....
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