We are proud to announce that the Shubert Book Translations in Papiamento are available for download!

These books are wonderful tools to teach children how to deal with situations like making new friends, dealing with their own upset, seeing the best in others and being a S.T.A.R.

Develop to Grow spearheaded this translation along with a group of volunteers to make the text available in Papiamento, Aruba’s local language. We thank all those who put their dedication into making these tranlation possible.

Here’s a list to all the links, click to download.

• Shubert Ta Mira Lo Mihor - Traduccion Papiamento (134)
• E Escohencia di Shubert - Traduccion Papiamento (122)
• Shubert Ta Un Strea - Traduccion Papiamento (121)
• E Voz GRANDI di Shubert - Traduccion Papiamento (98)
• Shubert Su Amigo Nobo - Papiamento Translation (95)
• Shubert Ta Bira Razo - Traduccion Papiamento (92)
• Shubert Su Dia di Yuda Otro - Traduccion Papiamento (84)

To download right-click on the link and choose “Save as…“.

Please let us know what you think of these translations, post your reviews below! Thank you!

The title of this workshop Connection is Cooperation: The Brain-Smart Way to Educate Our Children and will be held on the 10th & 11th of October, 2011.

The presenter will be Jill Molli, a Conscious Discipline Associate.

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* Orario: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (ambos dia)
* Fecha: 10 & 11 October, 2011
* Lugar: Renaissance Conference Center
* Entrada: AWG 200,= (CD Graduates ta paga AWG 175,=)
* Tuma nota: Tickets ta non-refundable | Registracion ta cuminsa 8:00 di mainta, e session ta cuminsa 8:30 en punto.

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Then you think of so many gentle methods that do not involve belts, smacks, yelling, threatening or any other method that is not communicating, reasoning or sharing. According to Becky, these are all fear or control based approaches, which will get to some extent the desired effect, quiet compliant children, but at what price?

• Would you willfully and consciously want to tell your child I love you only when you do what I want?
• How do you feel when you are being disregarded, your feelings pushed aside and hidden, while you have no idea how to manage them?

That was really the first thing this book opened my eyes to. When you use fear based and control based approaches you are neglecting the most important aspect, showing love, giving attention and appreciate the child for just being. Teaching should have nothing to do with changing the person he/she is, but accepting them and helping them deal with the unique traits they have to develop socio-emotional skills that will help them be balanced, happy, fulfilled people.

Which I really enjoyed, because having grown up in a disciplinarian home, where physical punishment was used freely and attending schools where teachers used this to control behavior in class, it is really hard to realize what it means to teach.

In many ways teaching is talking some, doing some and listening a whole lot, first to yourself to adjust your behavior and then to your child, to really connect and guide them based on their needs.

Being a first time parent, this made me realize that for me it was really important to focus away and unlearn the reactions to behavior I consider “unacceptable”. I cannot say I have not had moments when my 11 month old baby’s screaming or crying did not wreck my nerves, but I managed to look at myself and realize, it’s not the baby who is making me upset.

Which brings us to another eye-opener: No one can make you mad without your permission.

These are points I gathered as I read the first chapters of the book “Easy to love, Difficult to Discipline” the first time. I definitely keep it around my bed and re-read chapters, because there’s a lot of unlearning that needs to be done, before I can do my best to employ all that Becky’s approach is about, but I really think the pay off is great, at least I am sure that by helping my children be more likely to make the best choices in life and feel the best about themselves I will feel like a happier better parent and be encouraged to also do my best.

Hi, I’m Helen Guda!

My aim is to motivate parents and educators to be better parents/educators; to teach them skills to be able to do so and to inspire them to be the best parent they can be. Ultimately my aim then is to contribute to building a better future for our children.

In team trainings in is my goal to teach people skills they can use to be more effective, to motivate people to use these skills and want to grow and to inspire people to be the best they can be.

Conscious Discipline^® is a comprehensive classroom management program and a social-emotional curriculum. It is based on current brain research, child development information, and developmentally appropriate practices. Loving Guidance combines this information with tried-and-true classroom experience in award-winning seminars and workshops led either by Dr. Becky Bailey or one of her highly-qualified Loving Guidance Associates and Certified Conscious Discipline Instructors.

Conscious Discipline^® has been specifically designed to make changes in the lives of adults first. The adults, in turn, change the lives of children.