Focusing on the unmet need (not the judgment) is more likely to get the need met.
The most important use of NVC may be in developing self-compassion.
Blaming and punishing others are superficial expressions of anger.
Violence in any form is a tragic expression of our unmet needs.
If we want to be compassionate we must be conscious of the words we use. We must both speak and listen from the heart.
Life-Enriching Education: an education that prepares children to learn throughout their lives, relate well to others, and themselves, be creative, flexible, and venturesome, and have empathy not only for their immediate kin but for all of humankind.