Welcome Parents!
Parenting workshops and support at AISB are based on the Positive Discipline approach that originated from Adlerian Psychology. Positive Discipline teaches and reinforces the “good” behaviors while weaning the bad behaviors without hurting a child physically, verbally or emotionally.
There are 5 criteria for effective positive discipline:
- 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 children are thinking, feeling, learning, and deciding about themselves and their 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, 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).