Mindful Transitions

Did you know that you are the best reward you can give your child?  Your attention and energy truly are the prize your children desire. Every child’s heart longs for intense, positive connection with parents.  As a parent struggling with an intense child, deciding what type of help to seek can be very overwhelming and confusing. Remember this: when a child acts out, is defiant, or appears to shut you out, they are actually crying out for a connection with you. When you use the Nurtured Heart Approach, you hold the key to transforming your child’s behavior from the inside out by giving your children what they need the most – loving interaction with you. This group in Illinois has done an amazing job discussing and informing on NHA: Compass4Life

From www.difficultchild.com: Now in its 20th year, The Nurtured Heart Approach, created by Howard Glasser, Psychologist and Executive Director of Children's Success Foundation, has achieved international acclaim as an essential set of strategies for transforming the most intense children (and all children) to channeling their energies in inspiring ways - without the use of medication.  The approach was inspired through the treatment of children who have been labeled as challenging, difficult, or intense - especially those who have been diagnosed on the spectrum of ADHD, ODD, Autism, PTSD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Developmental Disabilities, and more. The success of the Approach in helping these children embody their "Greatness," has spurned a movement for "All Children Flourishing." The Approach has been implemented world-wide in schools, foster care systems, community health initiatives, and families with astounding results. ...

From Children's Success Foundation Web Site: Dr. Ward found that, relative to subjects in the comparison group, those involved in The Nurtured Heart Approach parent-training model demonstrated significant changes in functioning following treatment. Mothers reported improvements at the .01 level of significance in their child’s behavior related to the following: conduct, anxiety, communication, acute problems, and overall severity. In addition, in terms of their own well-being, mothers reported fewer depressive symptoms, decreased stress levels and increased parenting effectiveness and satisfaction following treatment. These results were found to be consistent across the researched diagnostic categories of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder and Depressive Disorder as well as for children for whom treatment was sought for general noncompliance and Adjustment Disorder. See More at: The Children's Success Foundation (r...

Howard Glasser explains the Nurtured Heart Approach.