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.
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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
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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