To follow are 10 things suggested to do to contribute to internal, interpersonal and organisational peace. Produced by the Centre for Non Violent Communication.

We have found the NVC method useful in our parenting. You can read a quick definition of it on our definitions page. Alternatively you can read an indepth article comparing it with Parent Effectiveness Training. Finally you can read about our attempts to implement these and other techniques in the article Parenting is Making My Brain Hurt.

1. Spend some time each day quietly reflecting on how we would like to relate to ourselves and others.

2. Remember that all human beings have the same needs.

3. Check our intention to see if we are as interested in others getting their needs met as our own.

4. When asking someone to do something, check first to see if we are making a request or a demand.

5. Instead of saying what we DON’T want someone to do, say what we DO want the person to do.

6. Instead of saying what we want someone to BE, say what action we’d like the person to take that we hope will help the person be that way.

7. Before agreeing or disagreeing with anyone’s opinions, try to tune in to what the person is feeling and needing.

8. Instead of saying “No,” say what need of ours prevents us from saying “Yes.”

9. If we are feeling upset, think about what need of ours is not being met, and what we could do to meet it, instead of thinking about what’s wrong with others

10. Instead of praising someone who did something we like, express our gratitude by telling the person what need of ours that action met.

From http://www.cnvc.org/

The Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) would like there to be a critical mass of people using Nonviolent Communication language so all people will get their needs met and resolve their conflicts peacefully. © 2001, revised 2004 Gary Baran & CNVC_The right to freely duplicate this document is hereby granted.

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