reflective-listening-blog.jpg Excerpt from the book Positive Discipline for Preschoolers, by Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Ann Duffy Active (or reflective) listening is an effective tool of communication. One that will serve you well as you parent your child and (sooner than you may think) the adolescent that child will become. Active listening is the art of […]
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Sibling Fights: Putting Kids in the Same Boat
by Jane Nelsen If you can’t stand to stay out of your children’s fights, and decide to become involved, the most effective way is to put your children in the same boat. Do not take sides or try to decide who is at fault. Chances are you wouldn’t be right, because you never see […]
Let Them Help: ECE tool cards
by Julietta Skoog from Sproutable – Certified Positive Discipline Trainer with an Ed.S Degree in School Psychology and a Masters Degree in School Counseling with over 20+ years of experience helping families in schools and homes. The Early Childhood Tool Card of Letting kids help is an important teaching and parenting strategy. Yes, it may […]
Teaching Kids Emotional Regulation Skills
toddler-tantrum.jpg TANTRUMS! Ah, the tantrum. This is a sharp trigger for adults. Can we prevent them? Sometimes we can, on a really good day. We can plan ahead with extra snacks, clearly communicate expectations and practice routines, or offer transition tools like a stuffy, their favorite book or let them bring that leaf home from […]
Empowering Young Minds: Positive Discipline’s Wheel of Choice
by Julietta Skoog from Sproutable – Certified Positive Discipline Advanced Trainer with an Ed.S Degree in School Psychology and a Masters Degree in School Counseling with over 20+ years of experience helping families in schools and homes. wheel-of-choice.png In the world of early childhood education, empowering children with important social and life skills is paramount. […]
Empowering Vs. Enabling
empowering-vs-enabling.jpg We have become vividly aware of how skilled most of us are at being enabling with our children, and how unskilled we are at being empowering. Our definition of enabling is, ʺGetting between young people and life experiences to minimize the consequences of their choices.ʺ Enabling Includes: DOING TOO MUCH FOR THEM: Doing things for kids […]
Kindness and Firmness at the Same Time
by Dr. Jane Nelsen Rudolf Dreikurs taught the importance of being both kind and firm in our relations with children. Kindness is important in order to show respect for the child. Firmness is important in order to show respect for ourselves and for the needs of the situation. Authoritarian methods usually lack kindness. Permissive methods […]
The Positive Discipline Books
by Dr. Jane Nelsen I received an email from a person who wondered about the differences between the many Positive Discipline books. My guess is that many people have the same question so I created this very brief thumbnail description. pd-books.jpeg There is some overlap in all the Positive Discipline materials, but each book has […]
Don’t Back-Talk Back: A Nanny Perspective
nanny-park.jpg Years ago, I was digging through parenting books, blogs, articles, & podcasts, trying to find something that resonated with me and worked consistently with my nanny charges. Thank goodness I finally found Positive Discipline! One key aspect of Positive Discipline that really sets it apart is the mutual respect for the adults & the […]
Positive Discipline Success Story – "I Need Your Help"
The following is a success story. ineedyourhelp.jpg So, my 2 year old (25.5 months old) has been giving me such a rough time with diaper changes. She has always been wiggly, even as a baby, and we do cloth diapers so it takes that much longer to get them on her… Lately it has been […]