Restorative Practices

Restorative Practices: How to Communicate Effectively with Your Child

PPNM has partnered with Pathways to Restorative Communities, which is an organization that provides tools to build meaningful relationships and address conflict in generative and trust-building ways to provide training for educators and school staff throughout our communities. 

“Restorative Practices are a set of tools, developed out of the principles of Restorative Justice, that are used to build and repair relationships among community members, oftentimes serving as an alternative to punitive discipline. Restorative Practices are designed to foster healthy dialogue and increase mutual understanding and empathy among the participants, leading to an overall sense of connection and increasing the capacity to handle conflict in a way that promotes growth and repairs relationships.” – Pathways to Restorative Communities

Working with Pathways to Restorative Communities, our goal is to empower educators, support staff, and parents to build positive relationships with their children and students, which will then lead to a reduction in substance use and misuse in our youth. We felt strongly about providing resources for parents  and caregivers that are easily accessible for busy families. P2RC developed a video series to share more information about what Restorative Practices are and provide support and guidance on how to effectively communicate with your child.