Nonviolent Communication
To establish harmonious relationships
Do you aspire to healthy relationships, where exchanges prioritize listening and cooperation rather than competition?
Nonviolent communication helps us reconnect with quality listening, kindness, and empathy. It highlights the fundamental principle that all human beings have the same needs.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) for children:
Nonviolent communication and self-esteem
For Marshall Rosenberg, a conflict resolution specialist, language carries the seeds of conflict. He created two characters: the jackal and the giraffe. The jackal howls to communicate. Its language is full of criticism and interpretation. The giraffe observes without judging; it expresses feelings without blaming the other person. By transforming their way of expressing themselves, children move from jackal language to giraffe language. It's a simple yet effective tool.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) helps us learn to communicate better. It is defined by the acronym OSBD. The little OSBD figure helps guide children in their NVC journey.
Observation (O): describe the situation without judgment
Feeling(s): express the feelings and attitudes evoked using "I"
Need (B): Identify and express the needs which, when unmet, induce an unpleasant emotion.
Request (D): make a feasible, concrete, precise, positively formulated request made in the moment.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) for Adults
Transactional Analysis - Emotion Management - Jakobson's Model
To communicate effectively, it is important to learn to decode the harmful psychological games of a relationship, to understand why dialogue cannot be established with someone, to learn to communicate while remaining in control of one's emotions, to understand the keys to a verbal exchange…
Transactional analysis helps improve communication with others, with a group, and with oneself. This approach provides frameworks for understanding relational problems and identifying ways to intervene and resolve them.
The drama triangle is a typical relationship scenario between two people who alternately play the roles of victim, persecutor, and rescuer. This game of psychological manipulation was theorized in 1968 by Stephen Karpman, a doctor of psychiatry.
Jakobson's model describes six factors that interact with spoken language. Jakobson's theory arose from the observation of the potential differences between the message sent and the message received.
Nonviolent communication is extremely useful within teams. It fosters a climate of trust, cooperation, and solidarity. With everyone finding their place, it facilitates decision-making and project implementation.