by Sarah Fisher | Nov 14, 2022 | #christmas, getting support, Holidaytips, parental presence, professionals, strategies
Are you worried about Christmas? Is it a difficult time of year? I know this time of year is hard for many parents. Everything changes and goes a little mad which can be hard to manage. Our children can get overexcited and or very anxious which causes its own problems... 
by Sarah Fisher | Apr 25, 2022 | calm, change, Hope, Mindset, Parents, professionals
How do you handle a day that starts off badly? Our mindset can have a huge impact on how our day goes. One recent morning started as usual, but my son was just grumpy. I had to remind him about a piece of homework he still needed to do and then he didn’t like my... 
by Sarah Fisher | Mar 7, 2022 | connection, gestures, non-violent resistance, Parents, professionals, quality time, strategies
Use little gestures to show your children you love them. They are a great way of connecting and are easier to accept sometimes than words. Often referred to as Reconciliation Gestures these are one of the key aspects of NVR. Increasingly I’ve been using the term... 
by Sarah Fisher | Jan 6, 2022 | connection, organised, parental presence, Parents, Planning, professionals, self care, strategies, Vision
Years ago I used to set resolutions at this time of year. They were always big ones and the sort that by mid-January; I’d either forgotten about, decided were totally unachievable or didn’t believe I could achieve. You know the type of thing; going running every... 
by Sarah Fisher | Dec 20, 2021 | #christmas, connection, getting support, Holidaytips, Parents, professionals
In my Facebook group over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing tips to help make Christmas as calm as possible, and the ideas shared by parents have been amazing. So, this week I thought I’d share some of their brilliant ideas for making Christmas... 
by Sarah Fisher | Oct 8, 2021 | change, connection, getting support, non-violent resistance, parental presence, Parents, professionals, teenagers
What is the approach? Where did it come from? NVR as an approach was created by Haim Omar. He wanted to help parents to feel back in control, to resist challenging behaviours and ultimately stop them. He took this approach from the socio-political version that was...
