Content warning - suicide. Having recently discovered and started to engage in the world of AI, I'm impressed. Chat GPT and Copilot are...

NVR as a parenting approach was developed in the 1990s to help parents take a firm stance around harmful behaviours - like drugs,...

Finished an incredible journey with a neurodivergent family this week. We started working together about a year ago. At that point every...

Disenfranchised grief in adoption (and other similar family set ups) is a topic close to my heart - grief that society (and often family)...

I have great respect for Brene Brown & love her perspective here. She’s all about family values - taking children on a loving journey...

I'm delivering an NVR group at the moment and this morning we were thinking about increasing our presence (in their minds and hearts)...

We’ve got a reactive cavapoo who barks a lot when anybody walks past the house, especially if they’ve got a dog. Initially there was no...

I’ve been doing a lot of driving lately - a lot - and I’ve been listening to audiobooks to make the most of the time. So far I’m still on...

This to me is parental presence. Everything we do (and don't do) influencing their development, influencing their values, influencing the...

The four parenting styles are fairly well-known. Permissive (top left) is an approach to parenting where there’s a lot of warmth,...

The main goal of NVR is being present in the lives and in the minds of children. As parents but also as grandparents, teachers, social...

In NVR parenting, change starts with us - the adults. When you hear that, what does it bring up in you? It's easy to conclude that if...

It takes a village to raise a child, any child, but especially a traumatised child. We can’t do it alone. We need other people who can...