Helping families, schools, and organizations grow children into responsible, respectful, and happy adults.

The Story Behind
Kind and Firm Parenting
Becky Divinski
Owner and CEO (Chief Encouragement Officer)

Years ago, as a parent of a young child, I parented with what I knew at that time, the
conventional parenting style of using punishment and rewards. When my daughter was in
Kindergarten, I participated in my first Positive Discipline class, at her school. Positive
Discipline introduced me to a kind and firm parenting model (i.e., boundary setting in a
respectful way for all), and it positively changed my life.
My home environment became more peaceful and happy - communication improved. It
wasn't perfect and I learned from Positive Discipline, that it's about progress, not perfection.
Since then, I strive to use Positive Discipline as much as possible, with my family, and in my
life, in general.
Positive Discipline is helpful for all relationships - adult/child, child/child, adult/adult. I
hope you will take the next step to experience the power of Positive Discipline so it can
positively affect and help improve your relationships, too.
Background
Families
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Coach Parents and Caregivers
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Facilitate Parenting the Positive Discipline Way Certification Workshops
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Deliver Bullying Prevention Talks and other parenting topics
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Facilitate Positive Discipline classes and workshops
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Led a Positive Discipline Research Study Group
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Became a Certified Positive Discipline Parenting Educator
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Became a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer
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Facilitated Positive Discipline classes at my daughter's school
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Facilitated Project Cornerstone Workshops at my daughter's school
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Became a Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer
Schools
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Facilitate Positive Discipline in the Classroom Certification Workshops
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Facilitate Positive Discipline for Early Childhood Educators Certification Workshops
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Facilitate workshops and deliver talks for Staff Development Trainings
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Deliver Bullying Prevention Talks
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Conduct classroom/playground observations
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Coached girls middle school basketball
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Aided children with special needs
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Led yard-duty
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Worked on bullying prevention program and talks
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Taught Social Emotional Learning Curriculum (Positive Discipline - based) to students
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Became a Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educator
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Became a Certified Positive Discipline Early Childhood Educator
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Assisted teachers in the classroom
Organizations
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Lead Team-Building Workshops
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Became a Certified Positive Discipline in the Workplace Facilitator
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Delivering speeches, presentations, and facilitating workshops both within and outside of the Toastmasters speaking organization, since 1996
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Received the highest educational award in Toastmasters - Distinguished Toastmaster
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Delivered presentation skills coaching
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16+ years experience in computer industry (hardware engineer, software programmer, technical trainer)
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Worked on teams in various office environments and non-profit organizations