Lives in the Balance

Lives in the Balance is a nonprofit organization founded by clinical psychologist Dr Ross Greene, author of The Explosive Child, to share his Collaborative and Proactive Solutions model for working with behaviorally challenging kids. The website offers free resources including articles, videos, assessment tools, and sample plans that help adults identify lagging skills and unsolved problems, then partner with children to find mutually satisfactory solutions. Greene’s approach shifts the lens from “kids do well if they want to” to “kids do well if they can.” Homeschool families use Lives in the Balance to rethink discipline, reduce power struggles, and support neurodivergent or emotionally sensitive children with more empathy and collaboration.