Willamette Valley NVC

Category: Learning

  • Is Play-Teasing Useful?

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    Mathew Hudson
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    In our recent practice group, an intriguing little discussion/debate arose about joking or teasing comments when one person makes a disparaging comment about another in what was intended to be playful humor. How are such teasing comments meeting a need or violating a need? Would the NVC perspective take a stance against these? Though we…

  • What is the Benefit of Learning to Make Observations Instead of Value Judgments?

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    Tim Buckley
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    In Nonviolent Communication (NVC), the first skill set involves the ability to distinguish between a value judgment and an observation. We make value judgments all the time: whether to scramble my eggs this morning or whether to fry them, whether to take I-5 to Eugene or 99 West, whether to watch TV or go to…