Welcome Fellow Human Parents!
Growing Hearths is the place that you can learn how nonviolent communication collides with my life as a parent, and hopefully pick up some tips about what not to do along the way. It’s about raising children in a home that’s building towards trust and acceptance…even when they’re screaming rotten names at each other.
I have been studying and sharing NVC since 2017, through facilitating practice groups, workshops and online circles.
I want each post to give you the what, why and how of nonviolent communication.
I am Sarah. I am a mother of two young’uns. I am doing my best to create a home where my kids know in their being that they belong and that they matter. I am trying to raise them to be respectful AND nonobedient. All whilst living in a domination culture. Ack! Oh, and I have Stage 4 cancer. Small obstacle. Teeny. Wee.
I share NVC. I love, love sharing with parents.
I want a world that works for all. I see children as one of the acupuncture points in society - where if we can change the way we’re raising them, the knock-on effects have the potential to be enormous.
The way we look at and interact with our children, whether or not we can show up for them, see them, understand them, how we value them is also reflected in the way we view the world, our earth, and beings that we view as “other” whether human or animal.
Now that you’ve found this newsletter, I’d love to receive an email or comment from you, introducing yourself and what you’ve got going on in your life; what you’re hoping to glean from this newsletter.
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If you would like non-judgmental, present and grounded one-on-one parent, couples or family support through the lens of Nonviolent Communication, you can email me and we can set up a time to talk.
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