The Nurtured
Heart Approach™
Learn three steps that will allow you to create a culture at home that is focused on developing your child’s confidence in facing the challenges around them. MORE…
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Coaching
Parents are the prize! Discover the techniques you can employ to promote your child’s spirit of success both at home and at school. MORE…
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When students and teachers are constantly honored and encouraged, students flourish in and out of the classroom. MORE…
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Medication is becoming the first treatment option offered to parents of difficult children. However, it may not always be the best option. The Nurtured Heart Approach can successfully limit the need for powerful psychotropic drugs, or even eliminate the need for them altogether. This special report from ABC’s 20/20 exposes the over-medication of our most vulnerable children – those in foster care.
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Success in College Begins With a Nurtured Heart
By Dr. Lisa Sharpe, Guest Blogger Professor and Chair, Graphic Design, Robert Morris University As a university professor, I am in a unique position to see the results of 18 years of schooling and parenting. As teens enter young adulthood, the training they received both …
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Restoration: The Nurtured Heart Approach to Bullying
Part II of a series For Both Parents and Teachers: The roles of parents and teachers many times overlap. Both are encouragers and educators, comforters and counselors, and of course, disciplinarians. It is critically important however, that both parents and teachers handle their child’s behavior …
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About Dan Peterson
Dan Peterson MS, LCPC, founder of Compass 4 Life and Certified Nurtured Heart Advanced Trainer. Dan has over a decade of experience working with challenging children, parents, families, and teachers. He is considered the area expert in teaching the Nurtured Heart Approach. It is Dan’s belief that the Nurtured Heart Approach not only mines the greatness within every child but provides him or her with an internal compass for life.
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Featured Product: E-Book
Creating Greatness
40+ Ways to Implement the Nurtured Heart Approach in Your Home, School & Office
by Dan Peterson. $19.99
Dan Peterson compiled his ideas and those of other certified Nurtured Heart coaches and therapists who are successfully using the NHA in homes, schools and counseling. This e-book contains ideas that are simple and easy-to-implement. Any adult working with children, especially challenging children, can grow greatness in every child.