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 […]
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Friends, Exclusion, and Name Calling – A Positive Discipline Approach
The dilemma—what to do when your child is being excluded by “friends” —or subjected to name-calling and put-downs. If you interfere are you being over protective and just making things worse for your child? If you don’t interfere, are you allowing your child to be subjected to experiences that could be traumatizing for life? Alison shared […]
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. […]
Another Hug Story
Click the “Play” button to listen the podcast. Your browser does not support the audio element. Click Here if Audio Player does not work. Some of you may know that a “Hug” is one of my favorite Positive Discipline Tools. During this podcast you will understand why as I interview Beth Whitehead after she […]
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 […]
Messy Rooms
A parent asked for help regarding the power struggle to get her children to clean up their rooms. I shared the following excerpt from Positive Discipline A-Z by Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, and H. Stephen Glenn. “My children refuse to clean their rooms. They have dirty clothes under the bed, dirty dishes and spoiled food on […]
Positive Discipline Tools and Tips for the Beginning, Middle or End of a Target Meltdown
by guest blogger Mary Nelsen Tamborski Every week my two young boys (4-year-old Greyson and 2-year-old Reid) and I have a routine of going to Target to pick up our weekly essentials. I learned early on not to buy a toy, even from the $1 aisle, because it created a new routine of […]
My Teenager Doesn’t Keep His Agreements
teenagreements_blog.jpg “My Teenager Doesn’t Keep His Agreements!” If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that line. Does anyone have a teenager who does keep all his or her agreements? Did you keep all your agreements when you were a teenager? Now that we’ve established that this is a typical complaint of many […]
Positive Discipline Workbook
For years I have wanted to create a Positive Discipline Workbook. However, I did not want it to be a boring, fill in the blanks workbook. Then I discovered Diane Durand’s illustrations and felt inspired to finish the project in a different way. Each lesson in this Positive Discipline Workbook is filled with […]
The Wicked Witch of the West
Terese Bradshaw, a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer and Montessori teacher, shares a scary Halloween story that will be an inspiration to every parent who is delusional about the possibility of being a perfect parent—even a Perfect Positive Discipline parent. We all make mistakes, even when we know better. Fortunately, our mistakes provide an opportunity […]