Positive Discipline Andalusia

Positive Discipline

PD is a child guidance model that is truly transformative for the life of the family, classrooms and schools, as well as for the wider community. It was developed by Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott and is based on the work of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs, two Viennese psychiatrists that recognized the need of all people- including children- to feel a sense of belonging and significance.

When people hear discipline, they often think of punishment, but discipline actually comes from the Latin words discipulus, which means pupil and disciplina which means teaching or learning. Positive Discipline is all about teaching children important life skills and characteristics, such a responsibility, problem solving, and empathy through mutually respectful approaches and tools, which maintain connection between children and adults. It is an encouragement model that deals with the beliefs behind children’s behaviors, and teaches parents and teachers to be responsive rather than reactive in their interactions with children. Positive Discipline is different from conventional discipline. It has nothing to do with punishment and everything to do with instructing, educating, preparing, training, regulating, skill building and focusing on solutions.

Principles

The principles of Positive Discipline will help you and your children feel encouraged and empowered through non-punitive methods which develop valuable social and life skills. These methods are based on:

· Mutual dignity and respect

· Making sure the message of love gets through

· Providing a foundation of kindness and firmness at the same time

· Seeing mistakes as wonderful opportunities to learn

· Getting into the child’s world – understanding that a misbehaving child is a discouraged child, and the importance of dealing with the belief behind the behavior

· Helping children explore the consequences of their choices instead of imposing consequences

· Family and class meetings to teach problem-solving and communication skills