What is Positive Discipline? Positive Discipline is different from conventional discipline. It has nothing to do with punishment and everything to do with instructing, educating, preparing, training, regulating, skill building, and focusing on solutions. The principles of Positive Discipline will help you and your children feel encouraged and empowered through non-punitive methods that develop valuable social and life skills. These methods are based on:
Mutual dignity and respect.
Making sure the message of love gets through.
Providing a foundation of kindness and firmness at the same time.
Seeing mistakes as wonderful opportunities to learn.
Getting into the child’s world- understanding that a misbehaving child is a discouraged child, and the importance of dealing with the belief behind the behavior.
Helping children explore the consequences of their choices instead of imposing consequences.
Family meetings to teach problem-solving and communication skills.
Introductory Class to Positive Discipline What you will learn:
What is Positive Discipline?
5 Criteria for Positive Discipline
Where we are & where we want to go with our children and learn the most important parenting tool!
Positive Discipline Tool Exploration
How you can learn more!
This class is interactive and experiential. Please be prepared to participate. I will send you an email before class with useful tools and tips as well as material for our activities.
Location: Online via Zoom Date & Time: April 24, 20247:30 - 8:30pm Cost: $20 (the $20 payment will be credited towards the 6-week class starting May 1, 2024) Contact: melody@empoweredlifecounselling.com to register.
Empowering Parents with Positive Discipline Weekly Series 6-week virtual class to connect with other parents/caregivers in a judgement-free environment. Both parents are encouraged to join. Open to parents of children of all ages. Each cohort is limited to 12 participants.
Topics covered include:
How to avoid power struggles and invite cooperation
Connection before correction
Kind AND firm parenting
How to focus on solutions without blame and shame
Family meetings
Natural and logical consequences
Encouragement vs. praise
How to teach children to self-regulate through positive time-out
Alternatives to punishment without being permissive
Other problem-solving tools such as the wheel of choice
52 Positive Discipline tools that really work!
Location: Online via Zoom Dates May 8 - June 12, 2024 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Cost: $150 per parenting couple $20 discount for attending the Introductory Class on April 24, 2024 Receive an additional $20 off for each parenting couple you refer to the class! Contact: melody@empoweredlifecounselling.com to register.