This blog comes from the wonderful Gill Tree at the Adoption Academy I don’t always get it right. I get it wrong a lot still but when I do it get it right wow is it powerful! and boy does it feel good! Yesterday my son was kicking off big time, angry teenager […]
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De-escalation – will it solve all our problems?
The short answer is no, it wont but it will definitely help. So often when I’m working with parents they really want to talk about de-escalation and learn how to do it, thinking that it will solve all of their problems. Obviously, learning how to calm a situation and stop it exploding is really important […]
Understanding De-escalation
Last time I talked about NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) and how it has helped me to resolve disruptive behaviour in my family. This technique focuses not on changing the child, but on changing the way you interact with that child. NVR is based on five ‘pillars’ of learning, in this post I’m going to cover the […]