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MOPS Speaker Highlight: Linda Krenicky on "Positive Discipline"
We were so excited to have Credentialed Parent Educator Linda Krenicky speak at our Wednesday MOPS group last week! Linda prepared several activities to help us really see the world from the perspective of our children, along with providing very practical tips to help us implement the Positive Discipline approach in our own lives.

Mistakes are wonderful opportunities to learn - .PDF 56KB
One of the foundational beliefs of Positive Discipline is that “mistakes are wonderful opportunities to learn”. When we can fully embrace this idea, we are freed up to explore possibilities, take a little risk, take a chance on ourselves.

The Litmus Test: Long- term Parenting - .PDF 76KB
Parents often ask: “What’s the best way to handle this misbehavior?“ We want to do it “right”, and we want to be effective, but sometimes the best method just isn’t clear.

I Was Punished, and I Turned Out Just Fine - .PDF 24KB
How fine is “fine”? Fine is relative. Yes, most of us turned out just “fine.” We can laugh at some of the punishments we received as a child--and even say we deserved them.

Choosing Happiness - .PDF 20KB
It had been an incredible week for my family in San Pancho, Nayarit, Mexico.