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Baby Giraffes: NVC Parenting of Children Under 5 (Part 3)

Baby Giraffes: NVC Parenting of Children Under 5 (Part 3)

Baby Giraffes: NVC Parenting of Children Under 5 (Part 3)

with Ingrid Bauer

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 01:13 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
01:13 hours:minutes

This 3-part telecourse recording explores what it means to practice “power with” parenting with babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Ingrid has been teaching and writing about very young children for a decade and has a special passion for this age range.

Street Giraffe Tips

Street Giraffe Tips

Street Giraffe Tips

with Mary Mackenzie

Intermediate Skill Level • Video • 00:08 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Video
00:08 hours:minutes

Does the thought of asking the following question stop you cold? "Would you tell me what you heard me say?" Mary Mackenzie, CNVC Certified Trainer known for her colloquial method of speaking and teaching NVC, offers a simpler method.

Giraffe Consciousness

Giraffe Consciousness

Giraffe Consciousness

with Mary Mackenzie

Introductory Skill Level • Trainer Tip • Read time: 1-2 minutes

Introductory Skill Level
Trainer Tip
Read time: 1-2 minutes

Trainer tip: Why do NVC practitioners sometimes use the giraffe as a metaphor for NVC consciousness? What can it help us understand about NVC consciousness? Read on for more.

Baby Giraffes: NVC Parenting of Children Under 5 (Complete Course)

Baby Giraffes: NVC Parenting of Children Under 5 (Complete Course)

Baby Giraffes: NVC Parenting of Children Under 5 (Complete Course)

with Ingrid Bauer

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 03:26 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
03:26 hours:minutes

This 3-part telecourse recording explores what it means to practice “power with” parenting with babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Ingrid has been teaching and writing about very young children for a decade and has a special passion for this age range.

Speaking Classical Giraffe

Speaking Classical Giraffe

Speaking Classical Giraffe

with Jeff Brown

Intermediate Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 3 pages

Intermediate Skill Level
Trainer Tip
3 pages

Ask the Trainer: "At one point in my practice, it was brought to my attention that some people find the use of 'formal NVC' off-putting, or mechanical. Do you have any input or insight into this?"

Giraffe Fighting: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too (complete course)

Giraffe Fighting: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too (complete course)

Giraffe Fighting: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too (complete course)

with Miki Kashtan

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 02:35 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
02:35 hours:minutes

Do you find yourself giving in with growing resentment? Do you avoid conflict and explode later without apparent reason? Miki Kashtan, a world-renowned CNVC Certified Trainer, invites you to listen to this two-session telecourse recording to re-imagine and fine tune your skills at dealing with disagreements and negotiations.

Key Differentiations in Nonviolent Communication

Key Differentiations in Nonviolent Communication

Key Differentiations in Nonviolent Communication

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 01:00 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
01:00 hours:minutes

Veteran CNVC Certified Trainer, Sylvia Haskvitz, reviews the key distinctions (sometimes referred to as the key differentiations) in Nonviolent Communication.

Healing the Blame that Binds

Healing the Blame that Binds

Healing the Blame that Binds

with Kelly Bryson

Intermediate Skill Level • Article • 3 pages

Intermediate Skill Level
Article
3 pages

Blame is the game that protects me from the understanding that the cause of all my emotional distress, fear, shame and guilt comes from the part of me I call "the inner voice."

Four Ways to Respond to a "Jackal" Message

Four Ways to Respond to a "Jackal" Message

Four Ways to Respond to a "Jackal" Message

with Liv Monroe

Beginner Skill Level • Video • 00:13 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Video
00:13 hours:minutes

In this lively video, veteran trainer, Liv Monroe, introduces the NVC mascots of jackal and giraffe by detailing what they represent and how they are used to teach NVC dialogue to others. Many examples are used throughout the video.

Living NVC

Living NVC

Living NVC

with Carol Chase and Mair Alight

Beginner Skill Level • Video • 00:60 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Video
00:60 hours:minutes

Mair Alight and Carol Chase show, through their interaction with each other, a living model of how NVC deepens friendships. They also provide information on why giraffes and jackals were originally chosen as the NVC mascots.

Group Feedback

Group Feedback

Group Feedback

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Advanced Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 2 pages

Advanced Skill Level
Trainer Tip
2 pages

Ask the Trainer: "I'm part of a small, self-led NVC group that's been working together for almost two years. We are experiencing some growing pains in that we're still not certain how and under what circumstances to make requests, especially negative ones."

Cause of Feelings

Cause of Feelings

Cause of Feelings

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 00:13 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
00:13 hours:minutes

Many of us blame other people for our feelings but our own state of needs is the true cause. In this powerful audio, Sylvia teaches you how to manage your emotions in challenging situations and demonstrates the process of Screaming in Giraffe.

Developing Discernment

Developing Discernment

Developing Discernment

with Jim & Jori Manske

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 00:43 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
00:43 hours:minutes

Listen to Jim and Jori Manske share their understanding of discernment to gain clarity, insight, and wisdom for making life-serving distinctions and choices.

Nonviolent Communication Circle of Life

Nonviolent Communication Circle of Life

Nonviolent Communication Circle of Life

with Christine King and Jean Morrison

Introductory Skill Level • Learning Tool • N/A

Introductory Skill Level
Learning Tool
N/A

The NVC Circle of Life is a mandala illustrating the process and consciousness of Nonviolent Communication. Mandala literally means "sacred circle" and symbolizes wholeness, balance and harmony.

Four Types of Feedback

Four Types of Feedback

Four Types of Feedback

with Jim & Jori Manske

Intermediate Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 2 pages

Intermediate Skill Level
Trainer Tip
2 pages

An exploration of four types of feedback: destructive criticism, constructive criticism, feedback by demonstration and dialogue.

NVC Mingle

NVC Mingle

NVC Mingle

with Christine King and Jean Morrison

Beginner Skill Level • Article • N/A

Beginner Skill Level
Article
N/A

NVC Mingle is a fun group exercise to practice NVC principles and create quick conenctions with others.

Poetic License

Poetic License

Poetic License

with Christine King and Jean Morrison

Beginner Skill Level • Article • N/A

Beginner Skill Level
Article
N/A

Poetic License is a fun group exercise that's sure to incite laughter in your NVC group!

Embracing Jackal Thoughts

Embracing Jackal Thoughts

Embracing Jackal Thoughts

with Liv Larsson and Miki Kashtan

Intermediate Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 2 pages

Intermediate Skill Level
Trainer Tip
2 pages

Ask the Trainer: "In trainings I say our jackals are thoughts and now I've come to wonder if all thoughts are jackals...?"

Parenting Series: When Your Child Only Has “No” for an Answer

Parenting Series: When Your Child Only Has “No” for an Answer

Parenting Series: When Your Child Only Has “No” for an Answer

with Inbal Kashtan

Beginner Skill Level • Video • 00:08 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Video
00:08 hours:minutes

In this video download, expert parent trainer and author of Parenting From Your Heart, Inbal Kashtan responds to the age-old question: "Why do children do things to annoy parents?"

Sherlock Holmes of the Heart

Sherlock Holmes of the Heart

Sherlock Holmes of the Heart

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 01:11 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
01:11 hours:minutes

In this audio recording, Veteran CNVC Certified Trainer, Sylvia Haskvitz uses real-life situations to help us find more natural expressions of what is harmony with our hearts.

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