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

We are currently planning classes for Fall 2011 in Irvine. If you are interested, please phone 949-400-3379, or email Terry.

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


Contact Terry to help arrange a class for your organization or group of parents, or a free introduction for your organization.

Parenting Articles

The Principles of Nonviolent Parenting from Echo Parenting and Education

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.

The Echo Parenting Blog

A List of Suggested Books from Echo Parenting and Education

Articles by Alfie Kohn author of Unconditional Parenting

Articles by Pam Leo author of Connection Parenting

Grabbing Our Way to Peace by Inbal Kashtan