A 15-year-old boy has become the fifth person to be charged with the murder of 17-year-old Yeray Sanchez-Morales.  Go here to read more.  

I can remember being 15, but I don't remember anybody killing anyone.  

We can all help to PREVENT violence.  Parents, in particular, can make a huge difference when they have the skills. 
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A white man has been sentenced to 72 years for killing Jenean Chapman, his Black wife.  Go here to read more.  

 I hate these stories.  I hate reading them and I hate blogging about them.  But I do it for a reason - the violence has to stop.  And we have the power to make it stop.  We can all make a difference.  

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The killing of a child is always a terrible, terrible thing.  But these killings can be PREVENTED.  
Over the past 12 years, I have published many blog posts which focused on killings and their aftermath.  
But these killings can be prevented when we learn the skills of Nonviolent Communication (NVC).  There are some rays of hope.  See more below.  
TRIGGER WARNING:  violent images and descriptions
Some of the blogs from previous years have included: 
Three-Year-Old Punched to Death
Applying Empathy to Violent Situations
Empathy in a Difficult and Dangerous World
When Will the Killing End?  Poem by Gloria Clarke
Faces of the Bereft - Poem by Hilary Thomas
15-Year-Old Girl Stabbed to Death 


But there have been some rays of hope as well:  
Parenting with Peace with Naimah Latif 
Interview with Ike Lasater, author of From Conflict to Connection
Interview with Dian Killan, author of Connecting across Differences 
Go here for my worksheet for parents.  
Activity Report on Training in Malawi 
Peace at the Table - this remains one of my favourite blog posts.  
Organising in Atlanta with William Kellibrew, a Champion of Change (TRIGGER WARNING:  violence) 
You can make a difference.  Submit your blog post to The Blogging Carnival for Nonviolence 2025.  The deadline is the 15th of September.  Go here for more info.  

And go here for more about my book, Affirmations for Parents.  

Go here to learn more about NVC. 

The future is in your hands.