winning-cooperation.jpg There are many reasons why teens lack motivation to do what parents want them to do. (You’ll notice they don’t lack motivation to do what they want to do — talk on the phone, skateboard, shop, party, etc.) For now, I’ll mention just a few: The following excerpt from the book, Positive Time Out […]
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Routines
routines-parents-web-small.jpg Routines (Breakdown after “Take Time for Training“) Many of the Positive Discipline Tool Cards go well together. Following is the continuation of Katies story that started with success in following the Take Time for Training tool card. After so much success Sunday implementing a “cleaning day workshop” as part of the Take Time […]
I Need A Hug
dad_hug_1.jpg I was watching some videos by Bob Bradbury the other day. They are very informative and inspiring. Bob tells a story about a father who tried the “I need a hug” suggestion. His small son was having a temper tantrum. The father got down on one knee and shouted, “I need a hug.” His […]
Time Out for Children Under the Age of Reason
positive-time-out.jpg In all of our books we talk about “Positive Time Out“. There are several points that need to be made regarding time out for children who have not yet reached the age of reason. #1 Any kind of time out should not be used with children under 3-1/2. Until children reach the age of reason, which starts […]
Bus Behavior
bus.gif An excerpt from Positive Discipline A Teacher’s A-Z Guide Problems on the bus seem to be a major concern kindergarten through high school. Look at the behavior on any bus, anywhere in the world, and you will have a barometer of the development of (or lack of) internalized social skills, life skills, and social […]
Setting Limits With Children
Question: Do you have any articles or can you direct me to or any literature that deals specifically with the consequences for the developing child’s personality of parents who don’t set and/or enforce limits? Thank you. Answer: Children certainly need limits. All of our books are based on research that demonstrates that HOW limits are […]
Refuses to Cooperate
Question: Dear Dr. Nelsen, I have a son in the 1st Grade. When things don’t go his way, he refuses to cooperate. He either becomes a “statue,” a “limp rag doll,” or becomes defiant in other ways. I have read your book “Positive Discipline” and my husband is in the middle of reading it. I […]
Positive Effects of Class Meetings
by Mike Brock I had one of those this-is-what-makes-it-all-worthwhile events this morning. Yesterday, I did one of my “classroom visits” (a.k.a., teacher observation) and during part of the class a student was invited to the overhead projector to demonstrate how to solve a problem to the rest of the class (third grade). But as […]
LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS IN THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE
by Mike Brock I had a “Positive Discipline Moment” today. One of our eighth grade teachers came to me with a student problem. It seems that Jennifer, the student, brought some kind of technological wizardry into Spanish class, some kind of computerized note pad that also has the capability of altering TV channels and […]
Planting Seeds of Change Through Positive Discipline
by Bill Scott, Principal, Rocky Mount Elementary School, Marietta, GA In our mobile society it is not uncommon for some families to relocate several times in a child’s school career. This was true for Jimmy who moved to our school from a West Coast inner-city school. Jimmy had been exposed to gangs, drive-by shootings, and […]