In partnership with the Center for Nonviolent Education and Parenting, we are offering parenting classes that build skills and understanding for parents, caregivers, educators and professionals to practice the Nonviolent philosophy.

NEW! Classes Saturday mornings 10am to Noon at Center for Living Peace!Starts June 5. Ten week series through August 14 (no class July 10) Download the flyer here.

Parenting in the Nonviolent paradigm is not a tool for "getting kids to behave." It is a philosophy and practice for helping families create an environment of acceptance, consideration, respect, giving and caring, and for equipping children to become moral, competent and compassionate adults. Topics include:

• Connecting communication with children of all ages, in all circumstances
• Child development and how brain development is supported by empathy
• Making conscious choices as parents to parent our values
• Lots of real-world examples
If you can't come Saturday mornings, contact Terry to help arrange a weekday class, a class for your organization, or a home-based class.

Parenting Articles

The Principles of Nonviolent Parenting from the Center for Nonviolent Education and Parenting

Raising Children Compassionately by Marshall Rosenberg

Parenting by Connection website and articles

Setting Limits the Nonviolent Way by Kathy Gordon, CNVEP

How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The inverse power of praise.

Making Books with Children by Ruth Beaglehole

A List of Suggested Books from CNVEP

Articles by Alfie Kohn author of Unconditional Parenting

Articles by Pam Leo author of Connection Parenting

Grabbing Our Way to Peace by Inbal Kashtan