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What are kids needs underneath their behavior?

Listening for What Kids Really Need So how do we really listen to what kids are needing, not just at the surface but at the deeper levels of their being? If, as Marshall Rosenberg and Compassionate Communication (NVC) assert, human behavior is really an expression of met or un-met needs and all anyone is ever doing is trying to meet their needs, what is a person's behavior really saying and communicating? I am seeking to understand kids’ behavior [...]

By Elana|2019-11-22T06:43:46-08:00April 10th, 2011|Categories: A new Paradigm for childhood|Tags: communication skills, Compassionate Communication, connection, Cooperation, Louise Dietzel, Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication, NVC, P.E.T., Parent-child relationships, Parenting, relationship building, Thomas Gordon|3 Comments

Making Presence a Priority

Shifting Priorities Not only being in kids’ lives, but fostering a certain quality of relationship is very important. If we want to make a real difference in kids’ lives, then not only our presence, but the quality of that presence can be extremely important. How do we make a cultural shift to the point where taking care of children and giving them full attention, the quality of our presence in their lives, is just as important as anything [...]

By Elana|2019-11-22T06:45:06-08:00April 8th, 2011|Categories: A new Paradigm for childhood|Tags: child rearing, childhood, communication skills, Compassionate Communication, connection, Cooperation, healing, Louise Dietzel, Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication, P.E.T., Parent-child relationships, Parenting, Power with, relationship building, Thomas Gordon, win-win|1 Comment

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