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Positive Discipline for Early Childhood Educators  

Positive Discipline for Early Childhood Educators caters to the needs of early childhood educators, teachers and caregivers dedicated to the development and well-being of children aged from birth to six years.

The primary focus is enhancing early childhood education in formal settings. Providing  educators with a rich and diverse toolkit to create a nurturing, effective, and harmonious learning environment for young children, Irrespective of their cultural or geographical background.

Blending theory with practical examples and strategies, attendees will learn: 

  1. Practical strategies to help children cultivate a strong sense of belonging and significance.

  2. How to create a nurturing classroom or care environment.

  3. Strategies to help children cultivate a strong sense of belonging and significance.

  4. Techniques to foster a climate of mutual respect and active contribution.

  5. How to create spaces where young learners feel valued and empowered.

  6. Insights into age-appropriate teaching approaches.

  7. Storytelling, interactive play and creative activities to universally engage and captivate young minds.

  8. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) techniques including self-awareness, empathy, and effective communication.

  9. Techniques to address challenging behaviors & conflict resolution.

  10. Introduce class meetings to encourage participation, responsibility, cooperation and active engagement.

Course Includes:

  1. Childhood Educators Manual

  2. Positive Discipline Book

  3. Positive Discipline Tool Cards

  4. Continuing education units available from American Montessori Society

For a customized workshop, please book an intro consultation or email Yogi at yogi@yogipateltte.com

Positive Discipline in the Classroom

Transform your classroom into a thriving space with clear expectations, inclusion, peaceful conflict resolution and problem solving conflicts while teaching valuable skills. Creating a community where parents, teachers and students work together.

This 2 day interactive workshop is designed for teachers, counselors, school staff & administrators who want an effective discipline approach based on Adlerian Psychology. Integrating social and emotional learning while reducing challenging student behaviors.

Attendees will earn recognition as a Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educator and will learn to:

  1. Develop a large teaching toolbox of kind and firm discipline approaches.

  2. Establish explicit classroom structures and procedures.

  3. Create an equitable classroom community based on mutual respect.

  4. Facilitate effective class meetings, teaching social skills and problem-solving.

  5. Learn Positive Discipline/Adlerian Psychology for use in the classroom and school community.

  6. Gain information on how to address the effects of childhood trauma and insecure attachment.

  7. Understand the beliefs behind the students’ misbehavior and how to use encouragement to motivate positive change.

  8. Earn 13 Continuing Education Credit Hours from AMS

    Course Includes

    Classroom Facilitator Manual

    Positive Discipline in the Classroom Book

    Positive Discipline for Teachers Tool Cards

    Continuing education units available from the American Montessori Society

For a customized workshop, please book an intro consultation or email Yogi at yogi@yogipateltte.com

Learn research based, effective tools and techniques for teaching parents how to use kind and firm discipline. Avoiding punitive or permissive discipline approaches. Learn ways to develop life skills while spending more quality time with children by understanding the cause of their behavior & how to support children.

This interactive workshop is designed for parent educators, teachers, therapists, childcare professionals & others who want an effective discipline approach based on Adlerian Psychology. Integrating social and emotional learning while reducing challenging behaviors.

Successful participants will earn recognition as a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator and will:

  1. Learn research based, effective tools and techniques for teaching parents how to use discipline that is kind and firm at the same time (non-punitive, non-permissive)

  2. Learn how to facilitate a parent class from the position of a non- expert Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding to be able to respond in empowering ways that teach children

  3. Learn how to use materials and activities in group settings, parenting classes and individual work with families

  4. Earn 13 Continuing Education Credit Hours

Course Includes

Parenting Facilitator Manual

Positive Discipline Book

Positive Discipline Tool Cards

Continuing education units available from American Montessori Society

NBCC approved. 13 CEs available.

Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way

For a customized workshop, please book an intro consultation or email Yogi at yogi@yogipateltte.com

EMPOWERING PEOPLE IN THE WORK PLACE

Empowering people in the workplace.

What you’ll Learn…

EPW is developed by Jane Nelsen and Dina Emser, is designed to provide a step- by-step approach to help business professionals understand how to create a culture of mutual respect in the workplace. This program stands alone or offers significant enhancement to other leadership programs; it emphasizes experiential activities based on Positive Discipline principles and tools to inspire deeper understanding and change. Participants say that the Team Problem Solving Steps and the Team Meeting process provide fun and effective ways for them to get specific help with real opportunities and challenges at work.

  1. Workplace attendees and will learn: Ways to use empowering methods of communication to promote a respectful, highly productive workplace environment. How Positive Discipline principles present a timely, holistic model for businesses

  2. Core Positive Discipline activities for a workplace audience

  3. Deeper understanding of Top Card with a focus on strengths and learn how to use other Empowering People tools in workplace situations

  4. How to be encouraging to yourself and others

  5. How the Team Meeting process and Team Problem Solving Steps (that are so effective in families, classrooms, and marriages) are also fun and effective in businesses. Learn Positive Discipline and Adlerian concepts for use in the classroom, preschool community, and with parents

For a customized workshop, please book an intro consultation or email Yogi at yogi@yogipateltte.com

The Art of Facilitating Positive Discipline

The Art of Facilitating Positive Discipline

What you’ll Learn…

The Art of Facilitating Positive Discipline (developed by Jane Nelsen and Nadine Gaudin) is an experiential workshop. You will go deeper into facilitation skills, grow as a person, and have fun! This workshop is meant for you to learn how you can raise awareness of your facilitation skills and model Positive Discipline even more. There are many new activities that you have never experienced!

Please Note: This workshop is for Certified Positive Discipline Educators and Trainers who have completed one of the Core Workshops:

  • Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way (TP)

  • Positive Discipline in the Classroom (PDC)

  • Positive Discipline for Early Childhood Educators (ECE)

Examples of Activities:

  • Enhance a Growth Mindset

  • Foster Participation

  • Hold a Secure Atmosphere

  • Be Grounded

  • Walk Your Talk

  • Not Letting Participants Talk Too Much

Learning Objectives:

  • Modeling through leadership and facilitation skills to support total group participation and engagement, encouraging group cohesiveness.

  • Understand how to use PD with your colleagues (for co-facilitation and cooperation as a group).

  • Grow your self-encouragement and deepen your Adlerian understanding.

For a customized workshop, please book an intro consultation or email Yogi at yogi@yogipateltte.com

GROKINDER BOOKS

Children’s Education Books 

Just Like Me

Just Like Me is a book about acceptance and diversity. As children grow up, it's important for them to feel loved and included in their communities. This book highlights our commonalities and shows us that we're all more alike than we are different.

Nysa’s World Allowance

Nysa's world explores self-regulation when it comes to solving problems and impulses. Through breathing techniques and family connection, children can find a win win situation and learn new skills.

Animal Rhymes from A to Z

Introduce young children to the magical world of letters with "ABC Rhymes from A to Z"! This delightful children's book is filled with captivating rhymes that will make learning the alphabet a joyful and engaging experience.