elainenichollsnvrDec 31 min readChanging our parenting waysAs babies and children learn new things, their brain grows. There's a time for learning different things and if the opportunity's there...
elainenichollsnvrSep 212 min readNVR parenting - warm and firmDeciding where to set our expectations for our children can be tricky when there's trauma, disabilities, and other things going on like...
elainenichollsnvrSep 151 min readLearning to feel safeLearning to feel safe after a lifetime of being on guard is going to take time. In adoption, fostering, or kinship care - “a lifetime of...
elainenichollsnvrAug 272 min readAlice's UmbrellaHuman beings learn by experience - things going well and things going not so well. It’s tempting to feel as though we need to say...
elainenichollsnvrJul 51 min readLetting goThere's a lot of letting go in NVR. One of the things we can let go of is the idea that we're responsible for the actions and responses...
elainenichollsnvrApr 252 min readTriggers and glimmersSometimes we know how we want to deal with things as parents. We know what we need to do and what we should avoid doing. We can picture...