What Is the Nurtured Heart Approach™?
The Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA™) is an effective parenting strategy for youth of all ages that builds relationship between parents and children and, in the process, transforms the youth’s difficult behavior into successes. Developed specifically for children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and other challenging behaviors, NHA™ benefits youth with anything from typical behavioral challenges to the most intense behaviors.
Transforming Behavior
This approach is essentially a set of strategies that help parents transform their child’s use of their intensity from primarily negative ways to beautifully creative and constructive ways. It’s successfully used as a parenting intervention in clinical settings, a teaching method in school districts across the country, in juvenile probation departments, in Head Start Programs, and in treatment foster care.
Focus on Youth, Inc. has two certified NHA™ specialists and conducts monthly meetings with staff to promote skills. Ongoing NHA™ trainings are offered for foster parents and staff. Coaching assistance is available to our foster parents to implement this parenting style.
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