Positive Discipline: The First Three Years is a six week, hands-on and interactive parenting course, designed for expectant parents and parents of infants and children ages 0-3, that teaches them tools for positive discipline that really work! In this 15 hour course, you will learn:
- 52 non-punitive, mutually respectful parenting tools that invite cooperation
- long-term parenting and the role of kindness and firmness in laying the foundation for raising a capable, confident child
- how to nurture your child’s growing brain
- how to work with your child to learn, grow and thrive
- developmental milestones of the first three years
- useful suggestions for sleeping, eating and toileting issues
- how to support the development of trust and a secure attachment
- effective tools to reduce power struggles and temper tantrums
- ways to encourage autonomy without being permissive
- what is age-appropriate behavior and how to manage it
- how to nurture healthy self-esteem, self-reliance and confidence in your infant and toddler
- the importance of helping your children learn emotional literacy
- ways to aid your child in the development of social skills
- resources and support for nurturing a healthy and united family
- ways to be more effective as a parent and have fun in the process
The text for this course is Positive Discipline: The First Three Years by Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin and Roslyn Duffy. Click here to purchase the text book and the Positive Discipline tool cards.