by H. Stephen Glenn & Jane Nelsen From the book Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World. Every human being is born with the potential to become the world’s most capable creature, not with the capabilities themselves. Unlike the amoeba, which is capable of functioning at its full potential from creation, humans acquire their capabilities primarily […]
Category Archives: Teachers
Stories From a Second Grade Teacher
Stories from Stephanie Corvese, second grade teacher, St. Catherine of Siena, Woodbridge (Toronto), Ontario #1 I’ll never forget my first year of teaching. What a nightmare! I had a split grade 1/2 class and several behavior problems. I wanted to have the best year of my life but somehow it turned out to be the […]
Jared's Cool-Out Space – A Positive Time-Out Children's Book
by Dr. Jane Nelsen Some dreams take a long time to come true. About 20 years ago I wrote a draft for a children’s book called, “The Gremlin Who Eats Toys That Aren’t Picked Up.” The idea was to write children’s books that would teach Positive Discipline tools to parents while they read adorable picture […]
Positive Discipline in London, England
Jane Nelsen Visits The American School in London by Joy Marchese What an exciting week it has been at the American School in London. Dr. Jane Nelsen and Teresa LaSala, Certified PD Lead Trainer, worked with parents, counselors, and teachers from all over the world, including Cairo, Hungry, Denmark, France, Austria, and the United Kingdom. […]
Bullying on the Bus
Last week I was interviewed by a Los Angeles Times reporter regarding the YouTube video of the bullying of a 68-year-old grandma and bus monitor by four middle school boys. I recommended that the boys should not be punished in traditional ways (bullying by adults) and have since been bullied by many readers of the […]
Encouragement
Recently someone posted a discussion about a friend who is feeling discouraged about a son who keeps getting into trouble at a school that uses the colored card system. Every time he “misbehaves,” he gets a colored card and his parents are expected to punish him at home. I had to respond to this discussion […]
A Heartwarming Positive Discipline Success Story
This heartwarming story was shared by Certified Positive Discipline Associate Terese Bradshaw who is also the Directress and Founder of Montessori for Toddlers. Well little lady, I just dropped you off at your last day of your first preschool. It was a very special place to me, and a special place for you too. […]
A Passion For Positive Discipline
Many people who experience the benefits of Positive Discipline get excited and want to share it with others. It warmed my heart to read the following letter from a very enthusiastic new Certified Positive Discipline Trainer Candidate. I asked Cynthia for her permission to share it in my blog. LETTER OF INTENT: I am so […]
New Certified Positive Discipline Trainer Candidate
I am continually awed by the passion and commitment of people who want to become Certified Positive Discipline Trainers. Asma Saloom recently sent her “Letter of Intent” to join the PDA training program. I was so touched and impressed that I asked for her permission to share parts of her letter. Asma is planning to […]
My New Teacher
The following essay was posted by Sandra Szadolc from Dallas, Texas. I was so touched by it, and how well it represents the feeling of Positive Discipline, that I asked Sandra for permission to publish it on my blog. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. My New Teacher We have a […]