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Flipping your lid
The 'Hand Model of the Brain' is a really easy way to explain and visualise what happens when we become disregulated... "The power of...
Feb 12, 20191 min read


How lucky are we?!
How lucky are we?! Dr Karen Treisman, Mathew Portell (Principal of Fall-Hamilton Elementary in Nashville), KPJR Films’ Resilience...
Oct 11, 20181 min read


Towards Trauma-informed Practice in Northamptonshire
We are very excited to officially announce NVRnorthampton’s 2-day immersive Conference: Towards Trauma-Informed Practice on the 23rd &...
Oct 7, 20181 min read


Making things worse
“Kids with a trauma history do not need more punishment, and quite frankly they don’t need more stickers.” - Dr Ross W Greene NVR...
Jul 12, 20181 min read


A different perspective
“See a child differently. See a different child.” - Stuart Shanker The child is not the problem - the problem is the problem.......
Jul 11, 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 ...
Jul 10, 20181 min read


Intentions
“Some of the most important things you can communicate to a child are that feelings are ok, mistakes are fixable and there’s nothing they...
Jul 9, 20181 min read


Community responses
We must come up with community responses that support children, exhibiting violent and destructive behaviour, in developing their self...
Jul 8, 20181 min read


Instead of fighting
“If you manipulate, coerce and bully your children, you will have no power at all. If you lead with humility, gentleness, and by example...
Jul 7, 20181 min read


Reframe the behaviour
“Take your time to understand. Don’t just do something, be there.” - Marshall B Rosenberg NVR can help. #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV...
Jun 28, 20181 min read


Healing will require a community approach
For children who have been severely psychologically damaged in contexts where the community did not (or could not) protect them, healing...
Jun 26, 20181 min read


Powerful
“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...
Jun 24, 20181 min read


Kindness
“When your child is having a problem, stop, listen, then respond to the need, not the behaviour. The behaviour can be addressed later,...
Jun 24, 20181 min read


Discipline means to teach
“But where classroom discipline is concerned...a punitive climate isn’t in anyone’s interest..., it strains the fabric of the...
Jun 22, 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 20, 20181 min read


Connected Child Raising
“Behaviour is not perfect, it is communication. Embrace the imperfect and show children they are worth holding close...” - Kelly Bartlett...
Jun 20, 20181 min read


Messages
“Kids everywhere need to feel safe, hopeful, connected and appreciated.” - Michele Borba “Kids everywhere need to feel safe, hopeful,...
Jun 19, 20181 min read


Do you see 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...
Jun 18, 20181 min read


Lacking the skills
“...it’s our job to share our calm, not join their chaos.” - LR Knost NVR can help... #DrRossGreene #LRKnost #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV...
Jun 17, 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
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