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Positive Discipline offers online learning options for parents, teachers, and parent educators. Learn in the comfort of your own home and at your own pace. You have unlimited access to our online streaming programs, so you can watch and re-watch the videos as often as you like.

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Become a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator

Positive Discipline Parent Education is based on the theories of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs, and brought to life by Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott in this experiential training. The Parent Educator online training includes 6 1/2 hours of live-filmed training and requires about 5 1/2 hours of homework to help develop the skills required in order to become a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator. At the end of this training, you will be ready to lead your own parenting classes. CE Credit and University Credit available. Haga clic aquí para la versión en español

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Classroom Management Certification

Hundreds of schools worldwide use these amazingly effective Positive Discipline strategies for restoring order and civility in today's turbulent classrooms. Now you too can use this philosophy as a foundation for fostering cooperation, problem-solving skills, and mutual respect. Just imagine, instead of spending your time and energy trying to manage and control misbehavior, you can enjoy teaching. Instead of confronting apathy, you will enjoy motivated, eager, engaged students!

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Our Founder

Dr. Jane Nelsen is the author of the Positive Discipline Series and co-founder of a worldwide movement, through the Positive Discipline Association, that has certified thousands of Positive Discipline Facilitators in over 80 countries. The original Positive Discipline book, written in 1981, was the product of Jane’s deep gratitude for the changes she was able to make as a parent of 7 children after learning the work of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs in her college class in Child Development and Family Relations. Since that time, Jane has authored or co-authored many books, tool cards, and several training manuals. Jane continues to inspire people around the world with her down to earth examples of how to create and maintain respectful relationships in life. She is now the grandmother of 22 and the great grandmother of 22 and counting. Watch as Dr. Jane Nelsen discusses the Five Criteria for Positive Discipline.

 

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Products for Parents

Positive Discipline teaches young people from an early age to become responsible, respectful, and resourceful members of their communities. Based on the best-selling Positive Discipline parenting books by child psychologist Dr. Jane Nelsen, Positive Discipline teaches important social and life skills in a manner that is deeply respectful and encouraging for both children and parents. Recent research tells us that children are hardwired from birth to connect with others, and that children who feel a sense of connection to their community, family, and school are less likely to misbehave. Positive Discipline is based on the understanding that the key to positive parenting is not punishment, but mutual respect.

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Products for Teachers 

Do you find yourself spending time in the classroom controlling behavior and confronting apathetic students? You don't have to — Positive Discipline's proven, time-tested classroom management strategies foster cooperation and mutual respect in children. Positive Discipline in the Classroom gives you the tools to create a classroom atmosphere that motivates students and enhances learning.

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Positive Discipline Apps

Looking for non-punitive parenting tools to solve power struggles and other behavior challenges? You have come to the right place. Our Positive Discipline Apps provide just that—alternatives to punishment that also teach children valuable social and life skills such as self-discipline, responsibility, cooperation, and problem-solving skills. These skills help children develop a sense of self-reliance and capability that will serve them throughout their lives. 

 

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