Non-Violent Resistance: A New Approach to Violent and Self-Destructive Children

Non-violent resistance (NVR) is an approach for parents and other caregivers to increase presence, overcome impulsive and dangerous behaviors, reduce conflict, and escalate. It achieves high parent engagement and cooperation, with over twenty controlled studies showing it effectively reduces parental helplessness, parental impulsiveness, parent-child conflicts, and family discord.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 20 May 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Non-violent resistance (NVR) is a powerful approach for parents and other caregivers seeking to enhance their presence, mitigate impulsive and harmful behaviors, and reduce conflicts and escalations within their families. This practical, evidence-based guidance is accompanied by a comprehensive list of new applications of NVR, as well as an overview of the supporting literature. A step-by-step presentation of the treatment is provided, along with a useful model on escalation and its prevention. Notably, NVR has achieved remarkable results in engaging parents and fostering cooperation, with over twenty controlled studies demonstrating its effectiveness in reducing parental helplessness, parental impulsiveness, parent-child conflicts, and family discord. By adopting NVR, parents and caregivers can create a more harmonious and supportive environment for their children and families, promoting positive outcomes and enhancing overall well-being.

Weight: 368g
Dimension: 151 x 228 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108965439
Edition number: 2 Revised edition