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Parenting With A Focus On The Long-Term Goal

Trainer Tip I particularly hope to address parents’ yearning for deeper connection with themselves, their partners, and their children, and their desire to contribute, through parenting, to fostering peace in the world. —Inbal Kashtan Parents are often tempted to wield their enormous physical, emotional, and intellectual power in order to coerce their children into doing what they want. This...
Parenting Series: Understanding Requests and Demands

when our children say, “No” simply by viewing the situation through our “Giraffe Glasses.” Keywords: requests connection requests demands empathy presence requests compassion judgment families parenting disagreement is progress Inbal Kashtan
Parenting Series: Compliance and the "Yes" Inside the "No"

do differently? What would you like your child’s reasons to be to do what you want? Keywords: consciousness demands empathy feelings self empathy judgment listening conflict resolution families parenting disagreement is progress Inbal Kashtan
Parenting Tip: How to Engage when Young Children Comment on Differences

Roxy Manning shares some strategies to support a child's natural curiosity when asking questions about physical differences using NVC skills. Keywords: Roxy Manning NVC parenting curiosity modeling
Loving Our Role as Parent

son’s life, he was her child. She savored that first day with him intensely, knowing he was all hers. The morning of the second day, she began the process of helping him leave her successfully. Parenting can be painful. We want our children to love us, and we know that ultimately we will have to let them go their own way. We want the very best for them; we want them to be happy, healthy, safe,...
Healing Trauma, Finding Forgiveness Partners, Parents, Children, and Self (7 session course)

Access this complete 7 session course What happens when empathy isn't enough? When you and the people you love keep getting into the same argument again and again with no resolution or change, it can feel deeply distressing. It may even be challenging to hold on to hope. When you look at the outer world, you may find yourself wondering how humanity can possibly work through the deep issues that...
Baby Giraffes

Access this complete 3 session course This 3-part NVC Parenting course explores what it means to practice “power with” parenting with babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Ingrid has been studying, teaching and writing about very young children for over two decades and has a special passion for this age range. Some of the topics you will experience: A strong foundation of attachment, trust and...
Rethinking Societal Dynamics

Aya Caspi delves into the impact of societal structures and parenting approaches on individuals, particularly the prevalence of extrinsic motivation rooted in fear of punishment, desire for rewards, and a sense of obligation. The emphasis is on how these dynamics contribute to collective trauma and affect brain development. Examples, such as Hitler's childhood and the adverse effects of the...
NVC Life Hacks 27

for the school run or getting them to bed on time, it's easy to leave all our best practices to one side. Luckily Nonviolent Communication gives us some useful tools to add to our metaphorical parenting tool belt and today we're sharing 6 tips to help bring out the compassionate parent in you. Keywords: Trainer Tip Shantigarbha Warren parenting parents families family communication family
Increasing Your Capacity to Feel

trauma and widening your window of tolerance is very beneficial for all relationships, be they familial, romantic, platonic, or professional. Read this article {attachment:all} Keywords: parenting Interpersonal Neurobiology attachment Attachment Theory attachment parenting brain unconscious ineffective NVC trigger blocks to connection emotional safety self regulation connect before correct...