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Effective Discipline Resources

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DPSN offers workshops that can help:

• Positive Communication to Reduce Conflict and Encourage Cooperation
• Positive Parenting and Discipline Strategies in Difficult Times
• Why Can’t We Just Get Along? Reduce Family Conflicts and Sibling Rivalry
• Why Is My Child Acting Like This? Understanding and Defusing Challenging Behaviour

Check the Workshops page to see what workshops are being offered at this time.

For local resources, visit the MyDufferin directory of services.

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General Resources

• Articles
• Books
• Websites

Specific Topics

• Parenting Styles
• Tantrums and Meltdowns

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General Articles

• Can't versus Won't: Reframing Behaviour —The Mehrit Centre


• If You Focus on Control, You Have Lost the Battle—Dr. Gabor Maté, The Guardian


• Parents Guide to Problem Behaviours—Child Mind Institute


• Punished by Rewards? A Conversation with Alfie Kohn— Ron Brandt


• Reframing Explosive Behaviour—The Mehrit Centre

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Books

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Websites

• Lives in the Balance (Dr. Ross Greene) includes a number or two-minute parenting videos, as well as detailed information about the Proactive and Collaborative Solutions (CPS) to prevent explosions.


• the Mehrit Centre offers an ever-growing number of printable information sheets, infographics, video library and more.


• Alyson Schafer is a parenting expert who hosts a blog and a number of parenting resources on her website, including a whole section about common misbehaviours and how to handle them.

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Parenting Styles

• Conflicts over Parenting Styles: How to Keep Your Differences from Hurting Your Kids—Juliann Garey, Child Mind Institute


• Three Kinds of Parents—Barbara Coloroso

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Tantrums and Meltdowns

• Dr. Ross Greene: What to Do in the Midst of an Explosion. His website, Lives in the Balance includes a number of two-minute parenting videos, as well as detailed information about the Proactive and Collaborative Solutions (CPS) to prevent explosions.


• Alyson Schafer: Tantrum in the Doctor's office. Alyson is a parenting expert who hosts a blog and a number of parenting resources on her website.


• See DPSN's Self-Regulation section of our Spirited Child\Challenging Behaviour Resources

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