by sarah | Jan 5, 2018 | non-violent resistance, self care
Self-care is something I’m always telling parents to do and a key aspect of NVR, yet I’m bad at doing it myself! The week before Christmas I realised just how bad I was when I ended up spending several days in my pj’s with exhaustion, a migraine and feeling under the...
by sarah | Aug 31, 2016 | adoption, non-violent resistance
My posts over the last few months have been focused on the pillars of NVR (Non Violent Resistance) and how to put it into practice in your home. It’s all very well blogging in a theoretical way about NVR, but, what is it about this methodology that makes it special?...
by sarah | Jul 3, 2016 | non-violent resistance, strategies
One of the things I love about the NVR methodology for helping children to thrive, is that it is so realistic. This methodology doesn’t put pressure on you, the parent to resolve 101 issues in one go. In fact, the NVR training gives us a technique for prioritising...
by sarah | May 20, 2016 | non-violent resistance, refusing to give in
The 4th pillar of Non-Violent Resistance is ‘Refusing to Give-In’. And here you can really see how Ghandi used NVR effectively in India as ‘refusing to give-in’ was his mantra, despite all the aggression that he faced and throughout the violence that he experienced....
by sarah | May 5, 2016 | non-violent resistance, reconciliation
Last time on the blog I wrote about the power of reconciliation gestures (click here to read), how to use them and the positive effect they can have on your relationship with your child. To recap, the term ‘reconciliation gestures’ refers to the actions we use to show...
by sarah | Feb 28, 2016 | de-escalation, non-violent resistance, Uncategorized
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...
