One of the #1 stressors for parents and teachers is the time they spend having to deal with child misbehavior. And COVID-19 has only increased these stressors. In this webinar, you will learn about Positive Discipline as a way to reduce misbehavior. Positive Discipline provides tools for parents and teachers that are rooted in theory and research and help teach important social and emotional life skills needed for cooperation and problem solving. Instead of using rewards and punishments (shown by research to be ineffective long-term), Positive Discipline helps parents and educators understand the belief behind the behavior (the driving force behind the behavior) and then how to use encouraging methods to build skills for success. An important aspect of Positive Discipline is family and class meetings to help develop belonging and connection as well as the ability to work with others in a group to solve problems. These meetings help children learn from the inside out by being directly involved in problem-solving, instead of from the outside in—through lectures or lessons taught by others. The root of education is educaré, which means “to draw forth.” When adults “teach” by “drawing forth,” children feel more capable, that they belong, and are more motivated to follow the solutions they help create. Through this process, students learn: listening skills, mutual respect, the value of cooling off before solving a problem, cooperation, accountability, mistakes are wonderful opportunities to learn, and much more. Explore fun and interactive experiential activities you can use to practice the Positive Discipline model.