Positive Discipline
As you may know, STEAMED Playground is an online platform for parents looking for STEAM subject-oriented learning materials that leverage “play” as a tool. Our mission is to teach and encourage each child to build their unique learning playground that will become the learning foundation for the rest of their lives. We believe our goals at STEAMED Playground align with the goals of every parent. SP parents want their child to have valuable and meaningful skills and tools as well as a positive association with learning and the drive to be a life-long learner.
We believe each child’s meaningful skills and tools can be enhanced by a parenting style that will help children approach learning positively, take risks, build resilience, and help them be truly helpful members of society.
We believe each child’s meaningful skills and tools can be enhanced by the parenting style that will help children approach learning positively, take risks, build resilience, and help them be truly helpful realizing what they are sensing, what is a better decision in the long term, what would help them to coexist with other members another social member in this society.
Positive Discipline Association website
Positive Discipline is a discipline model that is widely used by both schools and parents alike. Based on the work of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs, Positive Discipline was first introduced in America in the 1920s. Many other authors have carried on the parenting and classroom work of Alfred Adler and these days, many of the best-selling books on the topic are written by Dr. Jane Nelsen, a founder of the Positive Discipline Association.
The premise of this model is to help people find a sense of belonging and significance following FIVE CRITERIA (source from Positive Discipline Association):
Helps children feel a sense of connection. (Belonging and significance)
Is mutually respectful and encouraging. (Kind and firm at the same time.)
Is effective long-term. (Considers what the child is thinking, feeling, learning, and deciding about himself and his world – and what to do in the future to survive or to thrive.)
Teaches important social and life skills. (Respect, concern for others, problem-solving, communication, and cooperation as well as the skills to contribute to the home, school, or larger community.)
Invites children to discover how capable they are. (Encourages the constructive use of personal power and autonomy.)
Positive Discipline COVID-19 resources pages
Positive Discipline Association has a list of parenting classes that you can participate in. SP highly recommends participating in these workshops as trainers will introduce you to the tools you can use and help you empathize and understand what a child might be feeling, thinking, and deciding based on your reactions as a parent.
They recently updated their family resource pages with tools you can use during COVID 19. While these resources are handy, learning about positive parenting will be much more effective if you participate in some of the workshops.
One of the great available tools for parents is the Positive Discipline Parenting Tool Cards. They are flashcards that parents can easily take a look at for positive parenting guidance when they are facing discipline challenges with their child.
