Unexpected Gifts: Discovering and Nurturing the Strengths in Every Child

As a parent, your child’s first and most important teacher, have you ever wondered if there was one program that could teach relationship skills to children and adults and promote happiness and success at the same time?

Certainly in our world of today, this is a question I know many parents and teachers and professionals in the mental health field have asked. Especially since 9/11 and Columbine, there has been a focus on finding a way to promote peace in our homes, schools and the world.

As a classroom teacher, I emphasized to my students that peace began in each person’s heart. I told my students that each of us could then model the image of peace to those we met.

Yet realistically I knew that it wasn’t that simple and that specific skills and ways of thinking had to be taught and demonstrated before a peaceful home, classroom and world became possible.

Just how these skills could be effectively taught became clearer to me last year when I was invited to be part of the planning and implementation of a series of workshop for parents. It was then that I learned about the Conscious Discipline program by Becky Bailey,
http://www.beckybailey.com/. This unique program captures the energy of “daily conflict to teach character development, conflict resolution, social skills and self-control.”

Since November of 2007, I have participated in two parent workshops based on the Conscious Discipline program. During these workshops I had the chance to talk with youth leaders who have gone through the workshop training and applied the skills to their work. They shared their stories of success and I could tell that this program was making a difference for them and for the children and families they served.

On a more personal level, I have seen how effective the skills from this program are in my own life and personal relationships. I encourage you to check out the website in the blogroll and discover for yourself the potential of Conscious Discipline. You will be encouraged and amazed at the changes you will see in yourself and your children once you have practiced the skills and tried them out.

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