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This non-denominational group will help parents and group facilitators find practical ways to follow God in real life by clarifying how Scripture works with Positive Discipline to raise children who become responsible, capable, faithful adults.
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Thanks Jane...I can do this! You brought it up at the chat tonight how many of us have spouses who are opposites. I can be firm and allow him to experience the consequences. I will have to make sure my husband understand how important this is. I s...
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A place for discussions and articles regarding basic Positive Discipline concepts.
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For parents and teachers of children birth to three for sharing ideas, discussions (Q and A) and comments about this delightful age.
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Kelly, I really appreciate your role as moderator of the chat. Thank you for setting this up and for getting the notices out. You are making amazing contributions to our Positive Discipline community! Hugs from Arlene
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Arlene Raphael, Kimberley Yates Grosso and 9 other members joined Kelly Pfeiffer's group
Topic Discussions following Positive Discipline Chats. Post your comments and discussions about the latest Positive Discipline Network chat topic.
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WELCOME!

WELCOME TO THE POSITIVE DISCIPLINE NETWORK!

If you are implementing Positive Discipline as a newcomer or a veteran, as a parent or a teacher, have you found that it is often easier said than done? Have you wished there were people you could connect with to ask questions, share challenges—and successes? If you are a Positive Discipline Parent Educator, have you wished for a place to ask questions, share ideas, new activities, new agendas? This is the place! Be sure to join at least one group that represents the ages of your children or other groups that represent your interests.

Following are some other suggestion for how to use the network.

YOUR PROFILE

Fill in your profile with as much information as you would like. Hopefully you will include a photo of yourself and your family. Also, please share how you learned about Positive Discipline. We want to create a friendly, encouraging community and will not accept members who are looking for a place to SPAM.

GROUPS

The General PD Group is for articles and discussions of general Positive Discipline concepts. You will find many other focus groups. Join groups that may interest you—or start your own group. (Groups must be approved by the site administrator and related to Positive Discipline.) Perhaps you would like to connect with other people who are using PD in your Country or your City. Start a group, invite your friends, and welcome others who join you.

You will be notified whenever anything is posted within your group unless you turn off this feature. The weird thing is that when you can see "stop following" you will be notified when discussions or comments are posted in a group you have joined. When you click on "stop following." you will not be notified.

QUESTIONS

It is very difficult to answer questions for people who have not read a Positive Discipline book. Too much explanation is required about why we don't advocate punishment, and about The Four Mistaken Goals of Behavior, and the Five Criteria for Positive Discipline, etc., etc., etc. Questions on the network are for people who are familiar with Positive Discipline and need help with practical application. If you haven't read a Positive Discipline book, hopefully, you will enjoy and benefit by reading discussions and comments from others until you find time (if so inspired) to read a PD book. When you have a question start a "discussion" about the topic, such as "sleeping challenges, backtalk, sibling fights," etc. The icon (+ start discussion) is very small under the heading Discussion Forum.

EVENTS

If you are a Positive Discipline Parent Educator, you can post your Positive Discipline classes and workshops under events. We hope to see thousands of these so people interested in Positive Discipline can find your classes.

POSITIVE DISCIPLINE INFORMATION AND NEW PRODUCTS


You will receive information from the Positive Discipline Association (the not for profit organization) and their training workshops and other events.

You will also be notified about new Positive Discipline products as they are developed and/or published. However, the primary purpose of this network is for you to communicate with others who want to create more peace in the world through peace in homes and schools.

RULES

We have three strict rules:
1) All topics must be related to Positive Discipline so we can stay focused on what people who join this network are looking for.
2) No spamming. It is fine to mention what you do on your profile page, but please do not send emails or create posts trying to sell anything that is not related to Positive Discipline.
3) Nothing disrespectful. I almost left this one out because it seems so obvious.

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Hugs to Create a Connection



Many of you know that “Hugs” is one of my favorite Positive Discipline Tool Cards. A hug is one of the best ways to create the important theme of Positive Discipline: Connection Before Correction. I have been receiving some great hug stories and have decided to start collecting them and sharing them with you. Shannon Alvarez, a member of the Positive Discipline Network just posted the following story and gave me permission to share it on this blog.

“I thought you would appreciate this story. I know some of the PD strategies because my mom has taught me a lot, but I am new to PD and only just reading my first Jane Nelson book: Positive Time Out. Anyway, last night, I told my husband he could either put my 3 year old to bed (she was already bathed) or bathe the other 3 kids. So he decided to put my daughter to bed. Well, she wasn't happy about not having mommy to read her books, so she was not being nice to him and eventually socked him right in the eye. Of course, my husband got really upset and started being mean to her and telling her she wasn't going to get any books, etc. At this point, I walked in, not realizing what was going on. After my (steaming mad!) husband told me what was going on, I told him she needs a hug. It took him about a full minute (with my coaching) to come down from HIS anger to allow himself to go back to her and hug her, but he eventually did and he told her that he loved her, etc. (At this point I walked out of the room, so I'm not sure everything that was said) But when I walked past again, they were snuggling together on the bed and reading books. Later my husband thanked me for helping him through that moment and he was surprised at how well it worked. It was such a breakthrough in his mind for Positive Discipline, it was awesome!!!
As soon as I finish the Positive Time Out book, I plan to hold a family meeting and start implementing asap! I love the concept and I am confident it will work in my family! (Even for my strong willed children!) Thanks for all you do!"
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