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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

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

You're not alone
“Take your time to understand. Don’t just do something, be there.” - Marshall B Rosenberg #BreneBrown #Empathy #Development #Connection...
Jun 19, 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 16, 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 9, 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...
Jun 2, 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...
May 7, 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 28, 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.”...
Mar 17, 20181 min read

Approach challenging behaviour with compassion
#ChallengingBehaviour #CompassionateAction #MarshallBRosenberg #NonviolentResistance #NVR
Feb 28, 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 20, 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

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

Tantrums and power struggles
Traumatised & attachment-injured children are prone to respond to authority with anger & defiance. Reward & punishment will not work with...
Jan 30, 20181 min read

An unmet need
#TraumaInformed #CompassionateAction #ChallengingBehaviour #CPV #MarshallBRosenberg #Quotes #ExtremeBehaviour #ViolentChild...
Jan 29, 20181 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...
Jul 28, 20161 min read
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