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 the ingredient which, in some cases, caused kindness to turn Read more…
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 to put it into one word I was relieved. I Read more…
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 to be effective, it is important to some parents/carers to Read more…
In today’s blog I will look at exactly what child to parent violence is and list some tips for dealing with a violent child. For most parents/carers when they come to tell me about the issues they are having with their child, they are at the end of their tether. Read more…