More parents have problems with discipline than with any other single child rearing issue. For many parents, these problems begin during toddlerhood with tantrums, toilet training resistance, and defiance, and only get worse. This 90-minute presentation, which can be extended to a mini-workshop (3 hours), provides parents with the information and skills they need to begin making significant positive changes in their discipline style and therefore, their children’s behavior.

The “Keys” to Effective Discipline are Commanding Communication, Compelling Consequences, and Confirming Consistency. John describes these as three legs of the disciplinary tripod and emphasizes that weakness in one of the legs will cause the entire structure to “wobble” if not collapse altogether. He shows parents, through example, how to communicate so as to “nip” misbehavior in the proverbial bud and/or “lower the boom” on misbehavior that has already grown to mammoth proportion. Finally, he provides parents with a concrete definition of consistency that makes practical sense.

As usual, John laces this talk with humor, and plenty of it! Parents are sure to leave feeling not only relieved of significant guilt and anxiety, but also inspired, informed, and ready to go home and become calm, self-confident leaders of children.