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Jul 10, 20181 min read
Expressed and understood
“When we can empathetically connect with what is alive in each other, we can restore any conflict peacefully.” - Marshall B Rosenberg ...
Jun 20, 20181 min read
A signal
All behaviour is a form of communication and... “Behind intimidating messages are simply people appealing to us to meet their needs.” -...
Jun 19, 20181 min read
You're not alone
“Take your time to understand. Don’t just do something, be there.” - Marshall B Rosenberg #BreneBrown #Empathy #Development #Connection...
Jun 16, 20181 min read
Rewards and consequences
“...most challenging kids already want to behave the right way. They don’t need us to continue giving them stickers, depriving them of...
Jun 16, 20181 min read
Hear what they're needing
The objective... “is not to change people & their behaviour in order to get our way; it is to establish relationships based on honesty &...
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 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...
May 7, 20181 min read
Behaviour
All behaviour is a form of communication and “At the root of every tantrum and power struggle are unmet needs.” - Marshall B Rosenberg...
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 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 28, 20181 min read
Approach challenging behaviour with compassion
#ChallengingBehaviour #CompassionateAction #MarshallBRosenberg #NonviolentResistance #NVR
Feb 20, 20181 min read
Feelings and Needs
“Instead of offering empathy, we often have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance and to explain our own position or feeling....
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 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...
Jul 28, 20161 min read
What a loss
I just found out today that Marshall is no longer with us. 😯 What a loss to the world in turbulent times. Still, he left his wisdom...
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