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

Non-violent resistance (NVR) is a psychological approach for parents, counsellors, teachers, and caregivers working with children and adolescents. It gives practical, evidence-based advice on overcoming children's aggressive and controlling behavior to reduce parental helplessness, parent-child conflicts, problem behaviors, and family discord.

List of contents

1. Principles and Goals; 2. Escalation Processes; 3. The Parents' Instruction Manual; 4. NVR in Action; 5. Violence toward Siblings; 6. Controlling and Seclusive Children; 7. Schools; 8. NVR in the Community; Afterword; References; Index.

About the author

Haim Omer is a professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at Tel-Aviv University, Israel, and the developer of the NVR (non-violent resistance) approach for parents, teachers, and other caregivers.

Summary

Non-violent resistance (NVR) is a psychological approach for parents, counsellors, teachers, and caregivers working with children and adolescents. It gives practical, evidence-based advice on overcoming children's aggressive and controlling behavior to reduce parental helplessness, parent-child conflicts, problem behaviors, and family discord.

Product details

• Authors: Haim Omer, Haim (Tel-Aviv University) Omer, Omer Haim
• Assisted by: Shoshana London-Sappir (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781108965439
• ISBN: 978-1-108-96543-9
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, Clinical psychology, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology