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Howard Glasser is Founder and creator and developer of the Nurtured Heart Approach®. He is a voice of greatness for children as they find their own voices of greatness.
Howard’s background is in family treatment, clinical studies, and educational leadership. His formal studies, along with direct experience with the most intense and challenging children, form the basis of the approach that he has now brought to many.
Howard developed the Nurtured Heart Approach in response to both his own experience as a highly intense child and his early clinical work with families who had exhausted traditional behavior-management strategies.The approach was refined through hands-on work in homes, classrooms, foster care, and treatment programs, not solely in academic or laboratory settings.
He has been referred to as one of the most influential persons working to reduce children’s reliance on psychiatric medications. His work is inspiring a growing number of educational and treatment initiatives worldwide and has been featured on CNN, Esquire, and more.
Financial: Howard Glasser will receive a speaker’s honorarium from TheraMoves Services for the presentation. He has authored several books that will be referenced during the course.
Non-Financial: He has no non-financial relationships to disclose
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Howard’s work has been implemented in education, mental health, juvenile justice, addiction treatment, foster care, early childhood programs, and military family services. The Nurtured Heart Approach is practiced by parents, educators, and clinicians in multiple countries and cultural settings.The approach is widely used as an early-intervention strategy to reduce escalation into disciplinary systems, special education placement, and psychiatric intervention.
Howard Glasser’s books include Transforming the Difficult Child, a longstanding bestseller on intense and challenging children. He is a sought-after Keynote speaker in areas of treatment, educational and inspiring greatness.
For over two decades, Howard has presented at national and international conferences focused on behavioral health, trauma-informed education, and family systems. His work is frequently referenced in discussions about alternatives to punitive discipline and medication-first behavioral models.
Nurtured Heart is currently being researched by Rutgers University, the University of Arizona Zuckerman School of Public Health, and New Mexico State University. Howard teaches Nurtured Heart Approach Certification Training Intensives at the Nurtured Heart Institute. Thousands of educators, therapists, and family support professionals have completed formal Nurtured Heart Approach certification programs.
Howard Glasser is a child and family development specialist, author, and creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach, a relationship-based method used in homes, schools, and treatment programs worldwide.
He has written 16 books, including Transforming the Difficult Child, and trains educators, therapists, and parents through the Nurtured Heart Institute.
The Nurtured Heart Approach presentation is a strength-based way of working with children that builds positive behavior by actively recognizing and reinforcing success instead of focusing on mistakes.
It combines clear limits with frequent, specific recognition of effort, helping children develop self-control, confidence, and emotional regulation. Join Howard Glasser as he shares this transformative approach at a CEU presentation with Theramoves.
For preschoolers, the Nurtured Heart Approach focuses on building positive behavior through frequent recognition of small successes, clear rules, and calm, consistent responses to misbehavior.
Instead of giving attention to negative behavior, adults highlight effort, cooperation, and self-control, helping young children learn emotional regulation and social skills early.
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