Happy New Year 2022

Welcoming the new year is a great time to reflect on the past and plan for the future. This past year has been challenging. However, challenges can provide opportunities for learning — a key principle of Positive Discipline.

A POSITIVE DISCIPLINE TOOL FOR 2022

When parents share a challenge they are having with a child, the first question I ask is, “Are you having weekly Family Meetings?” I ask this question because I know that challenges can be reduced significantly through regular family meetings.  During the family meeting process, children can learn all the valuable characteristics and life skills we hope for them. Does this mean the end of challenges? No. It does mean that challenges provide opportunities to focus on solutions in respectful and effective ways as a life-long process.

Whether you make New Year’s Resolutions or not, I encourage you to make a commitment this year to having regularly scheduled family meetings. I promise this will create a more peaceful home environment and you will be able to look back at 2022 and see how many challenges you were able to turn into opportunities for learning and growth.