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counselling
Counselling

Counselling: What is it, who is it for and what is my approach?

In this blog I will outline what counselling is, who it is for and what my approach is. What is counselling? Counselling is a form of one to one therapy, which is concentrated specifically on you, your experiences and your Read more…

By Emma Ryan, 2 months2 months ago
Punishments and Rewards
Advice

Punishments and Rewards

In this month’s blog I want to discuss the use of punishments and rewards in parenting, as a tool to set boundaries. In my work supporting families, I have dealt with a wide variety of issues and behaviours, ranging from Read more…

By Emma Ryan, 4 months ago
Peace
Advice

Fractured Relationships

One of the devastating fallouts of living with child to parent violence/abuse, in the often very fractured relationships, between parent and child. Communication, if any at all, is usually tense and laced with anger and resentment. When things are difficult Read more…

By Emma Ryan, 5 months5 months ago
Conflict Patterns
About Non Violent Resistance

Stepping out of the Fight: A Tactical Withdrawal

In Non Violent Resistance (NVR) parenting, we ask parents to step out of the fight with their child at times of conflict. When one person steps out of the fight it reduces the conflict and diffuses the situation. You may Read more…

By Emma Ryan, 7 months7 months ago
#blacklivesmatter
About Non Violent Resistance

#blacklivesmatter and NVR

Like many of you, I have been watching the recent #blacklivesmatter protests in the USA with a sad heart. I noticed how some protests remained peaceful and impactful yet others turned into violence and riots. Why was this? What was Read more…

By Emma Ryan, 9 months9 months ago
NVR Training
For Practitioners

NVR for Practitioners Training

Upon completion of facilitating a recent NVR for practitioners training, I began to reflect on how I felt after I completed my practitioner training in Non Violent Resistance (NVR) with Dr Declan Coogan in 2016. I felt many emotions, but Read more…

By Emma Ryan, 10 months9 months ago
Parental Presence
Advice

Parental Presence and NVR-

In Non Violent Resistance (NVR) parenting, the parent is encouraged by the NVR coach to increase their parental presence in their child’s life. Parental presence is a core concept of NVR and in today’s blog I will explain its meaning. Read more…

By Emma Ryan, 10 months9 months ago
Solution Focused Intervention
About Non Violent Resistance

NVR, a Solution Focused Intervention

If you are a parent experiencing Child to Parent Violence (CPV), social workers or other professionals may have used the term ‘intervention’ in their conversations with you when discussing help and support options. In today’s blog I wanted to talk Read more…

By Emma Ryan, 11 months9 months ago
Safety Plan
Advice

Creating a Safety Plan During Covid-19

As we face into a period of major restrictions and social isolation, I feel it is important and timely to discuss creating a safety plan during Covid-19 for parents experiencing child to parent violence (CPV).  To begin with, let’s look Read more…

By Emma Ryan, 12 months9 months ago
Violent Child/Teen
About Child To Parent Violence

Why Is My Child/Teen Violent Towards Me?

Why is my child/teen violent towards me? While working with families experiencing child to parent violence (CPV), this is the big question I get asked. While Non Violent Resistance (NVR) does not require an understanding of the why in order Read more…

By Emma Ryan, 1 year9 months ago

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