Janet Kaufman, Ph.D., is a mediator, educator, and facilitator. Having spent much of her career in academia, she now works with schools, community organizations, businesses, & families. With work grounded in frameworks of self-regulation, mediation, and the international work of Nonviolent Communication, she helps people deepen their skills for connection, collaboration, and problem-solving. Her journey has included co-founding and co-authoring The Grump Meter, a tool for all ages that supports compassionate communication and emotional self-regulation. The mother of two young adults, she lives with her husband in Boise, ID and loves to bicycle, hike, and read. A couple years ago she hiked the Laugavegur Trail. Lately she has taken up the mandolin.

For Parents, Grandparents or any Interested Adults—
Come learn about the Grump Meter!

Does anyone in your family ever get grumpy, frustrated, or angry? If so, come learn about the Grump Meter and Nonviolent Communication. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn a language of color to get to know yourself and your children in new ways. These are tools for people to help themselves and each other, stay connected, and solve problems with more peace.

We all have needs for love, understanding, consideration, respect, kindness, and belonging. When we can’t figure out how to meet these important needs, we go up the Grump Meter. However, when we can recognize our feelings, slow down, and consider our needs, we find new conversations and strategies to help ourselves and others. The Grump Meter helps us see our feelings and what they are trying to tell us, and then find our way to calm blue, where we communicate and connect most easily, effectively, and compassionately. Come make a Grump Meter, and leave with a new tool for family connection!