top of page



Blog
Search

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 7, 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...
Jun 1, 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 22, 20181 min read

1 day Introduction to NVR Workshop
1-day Introduction to Nonviolent Resistance Workshop (4th Aug 2018) for anyone who lives/ works with violent & destructive young people...
May 7, 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


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


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

And sometimes it comes back to haunt them
Get trauma-informed. Start by asking “What happened to you?” NOT “What is wrong with you?”. #TraumaInformed #ACEs #ChildhoodTrauma...
Feb 13, 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


Trauma-informed practice
Young people who demonstrate the most challenging behaviour are often the most in need of adult support and understanding.... It’s our...
Feb 7, 20181 min read


Make Time...
#ParentalSupport #CompassionateAction #Quotes #SarahOckwellSmith
Feb 2, 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

The Window of Tolerance
This new animation from Beacon House shows how a traumatised child swings from fight/flight to freeze/collapse; and what adults can do to...
Jan 7, 20181 min read


"The Lost Children of Trauma"
This powerful animation video, from The Open Nest, was created 3 years ago... It was produced by adopters and adoptees to raise...
Jan 1, 20181 min read


An additional £1 million announced today for the Adoption Support Fund
“Looked-after children’s needs do not disappear overnight with a successful adoption placement...” The Adoption Support Fund helps...
Nov 22, 20171 min read


Adoption: Families in Crisis
“...what happens when the challenges the adoptive family faces become overwhelming? And is there enough support available to the families...
Sep 26, 20171 min read

“Helping parents to be the parents they want to be...”
We recently shared this Holes in the Wall blog post, please follow this link to read more... ...and you can follow our Articles of...
Sep 4, 20171 min read


Leaflet
If you know anybody living or working with violent, destructive and/ or controlling young people, please share this with them. We have an...
Sep 1, 20171 min read

What I’m doing and why...
When I contacted Vicki about publicising the course that I’ve organised on their website, The Adoption Social, she suggested that I...
Mar 16, 20165 min read
bottom of page