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NVC is changing the way we communication with ourselves, with others, in a way that builds healthy relationships.

With Non-violent Communication (NVC) we learn to hear our own deeper needs and those of others. Through its emphasis on deep listening—to ourselves as well as others—NVC helps us discover the depth of our own compassion. This language reveals the awareness that all human beings are only trying to honor universal values and needs, every minute, every day.
NVC can be seen as both a spiritual practice that helps us see our common humanity, using our power in a way that honors everyone’s needs, and a concrete set of skills which help us create life-serving families and communities.
The form is simple, yet powerfully transformative.
 
Through the practice of NVC, we can learn to clarify what we are observing, what emotions we are feeling, what values we want to live by, and what we want to ask of ourselves and others. We will no longer need to use the language of blame, judgment or domination. We can experience the deep pleasure of contributing to each others’ well being.
NVC creates a path for healing and reconciliation in its many applications, ranging from intimate relationships, work settings, health care, social services, police, prison staff and inmates, to governments, schools and social change organizations.

“All that has been integrated into NVC has been known for centuries about consciousness, language, communication skills, and use of power that enable us to maintain a perspective of empathy for ourselves and others, even under trying conditions.”
— Marshall B. Rosenberg, Phd

Non-violent Communication contains nothing new. It is based on historical principles of nonviolence– the natural state of compassion when no violence is present in the heart. NVC reminds us what we already instinctively know about how good it feels to authentically connect to another human being.
Source: cnvc.org

NVC is included in one way or another in most of the coaching I offer.

Several components can be worked on such as:

• Dissociating identity from behaviour. Identity cannot be changed, behaviour can.
• Talking without imposing obligations and maintaining a healthy power balance.
• Moving away from language distortions such as generalisations, extremes, omissions.
• Setting a clear and precise framework for your child and still giving him enough power to be satisfied.
• Stop yelling at your child.
• Encourage your child rather than turning them into praise junkies who need external validation.
• Understanding how to communicate to be understood.
• Positioning yourself.
• Allowing each person to be responsible only for their actions and emotions.