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. […]
Category Archives: Teachers
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 […]
Mutual Respect in the Classroom
An excerpt from Positive Discipline by Dr. Jane Nelsen Mutual respect incorporates attitudes of: (1) faith in the abilities of yourself and others; (2) interest in the point of view of others as well as your own; and (3) willingness to take responsibility and ownership for your own contribution to the problem. The best way […]
Class Meetings
Class meetings invite students to learn by doing. They provide the practice arena for all of the skills necessary to grow citizens who are responsible, respectful and resourceful members of the community. The Positive Discipline vision is about schools where children never experience humiliation when they fail but instead feel empowered by the opportunity to […]
Take Time for Training: A 3-Step Process
by Dr. Kelly Gfroerer and Dr. Jane Nelsen, authors of Positive Discipline Tools for Teachers Book and the Positive Discipline Teacher Tool Cards When I was an elementary school counselor and first tried to get students involved in class meetings, we were not successful. I thought the students just weren’t ready; but it was me who wasn’t ready. […]
Pay Attention: A Nanny Perspective
I love all of the Positive Discipline tools, but when I had the opportunity to choose a few of my favorites to write about, I knew that “Pay Attention” would be at the top of my list to share. It might seem painfully obvious: of course we’re paying attention to the kids we watch, that’s […]
What is Positive Discipline?
jane-nelsen-1980s-web02.jpg I feel amazed and grateful for the growth of Positive Discipline. There are so many wonderful people all around the world using Positive Discipline in their daily lives. Our Positive Discipline Association is growing every day and I see people encouraging and helping each other apply the principles of Positive Discipline. Unfortunately with […]
Positive Discipline Guidelines
Download a PDF Version | en español pd-guidelines-image.png 1.) Misbehaving children are discouraged children who have mistaken ideas on how to achieve their primary goal — to belong. Their mistaken ideas lead them to misbehavior. We cannot be effective unless we address the mistaken beliefs rather than just the misbehavior. 2.) Use encouragement to help children feel “belonging” so […]
7 Easy Ways to Connect with Kids
Click Here to Download 7 Easy Ways to Connect with Kids Infographic. Versión en español Connection is one of the first tools we present because it is foundational to every other tool. No one (parent or child) can be at his or her best until the feeling of connection is established. Connection is the foundation of […]