“What a difference your class has made!!! We really do have so much more peace and love in our house now. Tonight at our family meeting my son told me he appreciated me for being so loving. It was nice for me to feel that way without reserve.”

- Carol, Redmond, WA

“We learned so much from the classes. In addition to all the wonderful
tools, we found the classes and fellow parents to be so supportive that we did not want the classes to end.”

-Jeff and Dinnhe, Kirkland, WA

“These are tools I can use and they work!”

-Participant, Shoreline

“When we use the tools from this class our daughter reacts more positively. I do like the changes.”

-Parent, Shoreline

“I would absolutely recommend this class. It was so helpful to me.”

-Parent, Seattle

“Our sense of humor has become more apparent , I notice more laughter. Thank you!
-Parent, Seattle.

Support for parents

Parent Classes

Our team of trainers and parent educators offer seven week classes in English or Spanish. We work at schools, churches, and businesses to offer parents a fresh perspective and useful tools for creating the kind of family that they want. See calendar for current classes.

Talks for Groups

We offer a variety of workshops and classes for groups of almost any size. Please see the calendar for up coming talks. Contact us if you are interested in scheduling a talk.

Parent Coaching

Several of the trainers have experience and training in coaching and counseling. Contact Sound Discipline for more information.

Other web resources

Positive Discipline goes web 2.0 PositiveDiscipline.ning.com
An online social networking group (free!) for conversations and questions with other parents and parent educators dedicated to respectful parenting.

The Puget Sound Adlerian Society hosts a parenting calendar

The Positive Discipline Association co-sponsors training for teachers and parent educators. Their website also has a parent question and answer page.

Bright Horizons offers a thoughtful parent newsletter

What Parents are Saying...

“I was always expressing (kinda complaining) about my oldest son being so slow doing things like getting dressed or having meals etc? I can positively tell you that my stress in the morning has gone from "almost 10 every day" to "almost 1 every day", and it's not only me who is much happier, it is everybody at home. I can tell you that my oldest son is much more responsible, and I have seen a very big change.

Thank you for opening our eyes to new ideas and your sensibility for appreciating the struggle and the impact that "very simple" problems can have in the family.

From the bottom of my heart and on behalf of my whole family, thank you very very much.”
-Concha, Kirkland, WA

“I really felt empowered after your talk to work on changing the way I sometimes speak and act with my kids”

-Debbie, Sammamish, WA

“I know this is a little overdue, but I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your PD class. I think it was the only parenting class I have taken where I felt empowered and not ridden with guilt afterwards.

I really appreciated that you shared your own personal experiences as examples. It really helped me better understand the concepts you were teaching. Thank you so much for teaching these classes. I’m sure you have helped and touched many families as you have mine.”

-J.R.