​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 which 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.

​Parenting Classes

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Empowering Parents with Positive Discipline FREE Intro Class
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 prior to class with useful tools and tips as well as material for our activities.
Date: Wednesday September 22, 2021
Time: 7:00 - 8:00pm MDT ​Convert to your time zone here.
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: FREE
​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.
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!
Date: Wednesdays October 6 - November 10, 2021
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm MST Convert to your time zone here.
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: $130 (etransfer) $135 (paypal) per person or parenting couple on the same device.
Contact: melody@empoweredlifecounselling.com

Please order the Text book & Course Materials to accompany this course:
Empowering Parents with Positive Discipline Monthly Support 
So you completed your Positive Discipline classes but now find yourself craving the weekly reminder that got you closer to your parenting sweet spot. This series is created JUST FOR YOU!
Join us each month to refresh your Positive Discipline perspective, and get support with parenting challenges through discussions and experiential activities. Together we’ll deepen and reinforce powerful Positive Discipline concepts to keep you on track.
This series is open to anyone who has taken at least 10 hours of Positive Discipline instruction.

Full Season: Sept 2021 – May 2022
​Date: Runs the 4th Monday of each month - September 27, October 25, November 22,  December 27, January 24, February 21, March 28, April 25, May 23. 
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30pm MST Convert to your time zone here.
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: $195 (etransfer) $200 (paypal) per person or parenting couple on the same device.
Refund policy for Season Pass Holders: I will provide a full refund minus transaction fees (if any) until Aug. 30, 2021.
Contact: melody@empoweredlifecounselling.com