Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way: In-Person San Diego
from $449.00
Transform Family and School Communities with Positive Discipline
Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way (TP), created by Lynn Lott and Jane Nelsen, is a hands-on certification program designed to help educators, counselors, and parent coaches lead experiential parenting groups. Grounded in Adlerian psychology and Positive Discipline principles, this training inspires both parents and professionals to foster respectful, resilient, and cooperative homes and classrooms.
Facilitated by Yogi Patel, Certified Positive Discipline Trainer and international educator, this two-day certification is deeply experiential, offering tools you can use immediately with parents and families.
Dates & Time
Saturday & Sunday
January 24–25, 2026
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Location
Kinderhouse - 6540 Flanders Drive, San Diego, California.
Registration
Early Bird Rate: $449 per person (materials + certification included) ends on December 1, 2025
Regular Rate: $499 per person (materials + certification included)
Group Discount: $50 off per person for groups of 4+ registrants
Who Should Attend?
• Parent Educators & Counselors
• Teachers & School Staff
• Mental Health Professionals & Social Workers
• Educators
• Community Leaders, Family Advocates, Parent Coaches
Whether you serve in a school, family agency, community program, or private practice, this training gives you a structured and engaging way to support parents.
What Will You Learn?
Research-based tools for kind and firm discipline that avoid punishment or permissiveness.
How to facilitate parent groups as a non-expert, empowering parents to find their own solutions.
Experiential activities that move beyond theory to skills parents can apply at home.
Strategies for leading group classes, school workshops, or one-on-one sessions with families.
Certification & Materials
By completing this training with full attendance and participation, you will receive a Positive Discipline Parent Educator Certificate from the Positive Discipline Association.
Included:
• Positive Discipline (book)
• Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way (manual)
• Parenting Tool Cards
Participants will receive physical materials on-site.
This program is American Montessori Society (AMS) CE-approved and NBCC-approved for 13 CEUs.
Facilitator
Yogi Patel, Founder of Kinderhouse Montessori and Transformation Through Empowerment (TTE), is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer with more than 25 years of experience in parent education. Yogi has trained parents and educators worldwide, bringing warmth, clarity, and experiential learning to every session.
Transform Family and School Communities with Positive Discipline
Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way (TP), created by Lynn Lott and Jane Nelsen, is a hands-on certification program designed to help educators, counselors, and parent coaches lead experiential parenting groups. Grounded in Adlerian psychology and Positive Discipline principles, this training inspires both parents and professionals to foster respectful, resilient, and cooperative homes and classrooms.
Facilitated by Yogi Patel, Certified Positive Discipline Trainer and international educator, this two-day certification is deeply experiential, offering tools you can use immediately with parents and families.
Dates & Time
Saturday & Sunday
January 24–25, 2026
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Location
Kinderhouse - 6540 Flanders Drive, San Diego, California.
Registration
Early Bird Rate: $449 per person (materials + certification included) ends on December 1, 2025
Regular Rate: $499 per person (materials + certification included)
Group Discount: $50 off per person for groups of 4+ registrants
Who Should Attend?
• Parent Educators & Counselors
• Teachers & School Staff
• Mental Health Professionals & Social Workers
• Educators
• Community Leaders, Family Advocates, Parent Coaches
Whether you serve in a school, family agency, community program, or private practice, this training gives you a structured and engaging way to support parents.
What Will You Learn?
Research-based tools for kind and firm discipline that avoid punishment or permissiveness.
How to facilitate parent groups as a non-expert, empowering parents to find their own solutions.
Experiential activities that move beyond theory to skills parents can apply at home.
Strategies for leading group classes, school workshops, or one-on-one sessions with families.
Certification & Materials
By completing this training with full attendance and participation, you will receive a Positive Discipline Parent Educator Certificate from the Positive Discipline Association.
Included:
• Positive Discipline (book)
• Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way (manual)
• Parenting Tool Cards
Participants will receive physical materials on-site.
This program is American Montessori Society (AMS) CE-approved and NBCC-approved for 13 CEUs.
Facilitator
Yogi Patel, Founder of Kinderhouse Montessori and Transformation Through Empowerment (TTE), is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer with more than 25 years of experience in parent education. Yogi has trained parents and educators worldwide, bringing warmth, clarity, and experiential learning to every session.
Cancellation/Refund Policy: Workshop Registrations: A full refund (minus a $35 processing fee) will be given when the request for a refund is made up to 30 days before the first day of a workshop. Refunds are not available for cancellations less than 30 days before a workshop. However, paid registrants can transfer to another workshop within one year at no additional cost. Refunds are unavailable after a transfer is made or if you do not provide advanced notice that you will not attend the workshop. In the event of cancellation, participants will be notified by email.
NBCC: Positive Discipline Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6723. Programs that do qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Positive Discipline Association is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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