Connecting with Children Course

Why is communication with children so difficult sometimes?
Would you like to transform power struggles into connection?
Turn resistance into mutual understanding?
Change anger to a flow of love, care and harmony?

Time is written in Amsterdam time zone:

In English:
Wednesday evenings with Marije:
10 session course: 08 May – 10 July 2024, 18:30-21:30

Details about the trainer: Marije

→  The courses will be held online using Zoom. Sessions will be recorded and will be available for participants to view (not to download) until 3 weeks after the course is over.

NVC is a simple, powerful and practical tool that helps us to see clearly what blocks our communication, and what we can do differently to manifest and live our deepest values with children.
NVC shows us ways to create sustainable connection and cooperation based on intrinsic motivation from both sides.

❀ How to transform anger into connection from both sides
❀ How to transform conflict into dialogues with understanding and connection
❀ Empathic listening- how to hear what your children are REALLY trying to say, no matter how they express it
❀ Self-care while caring for our child(ren)/family – how to deeply listen to ourselves, to the depth of what is important to us, and how to communicate that in a way that fosters compassion and cooperation
❀ Stand clearly for our boundaries without using threats or punishments – how to move from being a policeman/woman into just being humans together
❀ How to create peaceful dialogues that include and connect us all
❀ And much more…

You will be invited to work on examples from your own life in an interactive and safe learning environment. We will practice Nonviolent Communication through demonstrations, role-play and exercises in order to integrate NVC values and language more into our daily lives.
The way we teach is: 30% Theory and 70% of Practice/Demonstration/Learning from LIVE situations that are happening in the here and now. Our focus is very much on the Embodied aspect of ‘Nonviolent Communication’, so be ready to dive.

* The course provides a child-free learning environment to honor many students’ needs for focus, concentration, relaxation and learning.

Assistants: We will have assistants accompanying us during this course. They’ve already completed the Basic, Intermediate and Year Courses with us and some are engaged in their steps toward teaching/sharing NVC.

Time is written in Amsterdam time zone:

In English:
Wednesday evenings with Marije:
10 session course: 08 May – 10 July 2024, 18:30-21:30

Details about the trainer: Marije

→  The courses will be held online using Zoom. Sessions will be recorded and will be available for participants to view (not to download) until 3 weeks after the course is over.

The max number of participants for the course is 25.

For this 10 session course, the fee is a choice of between €250-€500 (choice is depending on your income and free will).

→ The choice of fees depends on your income and free will. The idea behind a sliding scale is that we all have different current financial situations, and we like to be flexible so that your financial contribution fits your financial situation as well as your personal wish to support us.

❤ Regarding Money
We wouldn’t want money to prevent anyone from learning NVC! We see money as a strategy to care for the sustainability of our giving. It’s important for us to have a sense of mutual contribution. ‘Receiving’ supports us in meeting our practical stability (money), as well as supports us emotionally to be in balance and keep our hearts open to more giving. While we stand firmly for our need of mutual contribution, we’re flexible about possible strategies on how to meet this need. Money is our preferred strategy, as it’s easy for us to transfer it to the exact things that contribute to us. That being said, if the amount we ask would prevent you from joining, we can offer the following:
1. If you’re coming from a country where the income/currency is lower than the prices in euros, we’re open to finding a price that makes sense and keeps hearts open.
2. If you’re currently having a challenging period financially, you can pay us at a later date when your finances are better. Sometimes people even pay us a few years later.
3. We’re open to brainstorming other ways you can contribute to us, though it’s not always easy to find things that both you would enjoy contributing and that would actually be contributing to us.

At the end of each session, you will receive:
– A written summary of the session
– A Zoom recording of the session to view (not for download), available until 3 weeks after the course is over.

There is no required reading before the course. There are many books on NVC available, if you’d like some suggestions on where to start you’re welcome to contact us. You’ll receive a summary handout by email at the end of each session.

To book your place, simply follow the 3 steps below.
If you have any questions please contact us at:
info@connecting2life.net

1. Read the Terms & Conditions (Many of us never read ‘Terms & Conditions’… and, we would recommend you to read this one to be sure we’re together and on the same page).
2. Fill in the form below.
3. Complete the €90 non-refundable prepayment (To see the complete course fee click on the tab ‘Practical information’).
Regarding the remainder of the payment: We ask that you pay the remainder of the course fees within a week of finishing the course. We suggest you pay at the end because we like people to know what they’re paying for. We do this because we wish for your payment to be more connected to gratitude rather than to a sense of duty. If you prefer to pay earlier this is also welcome.

‘The regret period’:  If you change your mind within 14 days after sending the prepayment (and 3 days before the course has actually begun), we will fully refund your prepayment.

If you want to pay with options such as CREDIT CARD, IDEAL etc. fill in the form below.
If you want to make a regular BANK TRANSFER (only from EU banks) click this: link