Be a part of the solution.

Lives in the Balance is the non-profit organization founded by child psychologist Dr. Ross Greene, author of The Explosive Child and Lost at School, and originator of the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach. This website contains a ton of information – streaming video, an extensive Listening Library, and a boatload of additional resources -- to help you learn about and implement the research-based CPS model and provide you with the support you need. Just CLICK HERE to get started.

And if you’re ready to help Lives in the Balance educate others about the true factors contributing to kids’ behavioral challenges...about why time-outs, detentions, suspensions, expulsions, restraints, and locked-door seclusion often make things worse (and about what to do instead)...this website has lots for you, too.  Want to get involved?  CLICK HERE to find out how.

Understanding and helping a behaviorally challenging child is a tough journey. No need to go it alone...we're all in this together.

The First Annual Lives in the Balance Conference on Collaborative Problem Solving: The Solution Begins in Maine, held on November 14th in Augusta, was a day filled with learning, sharing, connecting, collaborating, and recognition for educators, law enforcement and juvenile detention personnel, staff from therapeutic facilities, legislators, and other leaders. There was also lots of learning and sharing at the companion training for parents in Camden on November 17th. Stay tuned to this website to learn about these conferences through streaming video. 

NEW! How does your school discipline program stack up? Take the Lives in the Balance School Discipline Survey.