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20th Anniversary

January 8, 2024, marks 20 years of the Positive Discipline Association as a non-profit organization. We will be celebrating throughout the year with a variety of projects and online and in-person events that you can join with a special member discount.

As we reach this milestone, we want to thank all our current and past members for your continued support and for allowing us to continue with our mission these past 20 years. Your contributions and active participation with the PDA have left and continues to leave a big mark in our communities around the world! Together, we can continue to create a more peaceful world by teaching Adlerian social and emotional life skills for respectful relationships.

It is our greatest hope that the Positive Discipline / Adlerian principles, when applied in our homes, schools, communities, and businesses, can transform our world, moving from power over to the power of connection and belonging!

FOUNDERS

The Positive Discipline Association especially wishes to honor Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott who developed the Positive Discipline experiential learning model.

FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS

Dina Emser
Suzanne Smitha
Kelly Pfeiffer
Sahara Pirie
Jane Weed-Pomeranz
Laurie Prusso

We appreciate the hard work of these first Board Members and many other volunteers over the past 20 years who have supported the Positive Discipline Association and our global mission.

Throughout 2024, the PDA will offer a variety of events to deepen the understanding and practice of Positive Discipline and Individual Psychology. Below is a list of our upcoming events:

REGISTER TODAY

PD Mental Health Conference – Recordings Package
Adlerian Series – All sessions

Session 1 – Purchase recording
Session 2 – Purchase recording
Session 3 – Purchase recording
Session 4 – Friday, May 3

Positive Discipline for Childcare Providers – Wednesday, May 22
Atlanta Conference & Think Tank

Conference (open to the public) – Friday, July 12
Think Tank (PDA members only) – Friday, July 12 (evening),
Saturday 13 (full day),
and Sunday 14 (full day)

REGISTRATIONS OPENING SOON

Social Justice Panel – September 4
Positive Discipline Talks – September 27
More online events to be announced soon!

We are also excited that our Spain Affiliate will be hosting an in-person Think Tank in Barcelona on October 25, 26 and 27, 2024.

STUDENT ART PROJECT

PDA Lab School students used art to portray what Positive Discipline means to them!

We appreciate all the art submissions from the PDA Lab School students:

American International School West Campus (Egypt)
Eden School (Geneva)
Oasis International School (Egypt)
San José Learning Community (Mexico)

Thank you for sharing your pieces of art to celebrate the PDA’s 20th Anniversary!

PO Box 888244, Atlanta, GA 30356 | Toll-Free: 1-866-767-3472
Fax: 1-855-415-2477 | E-mail: info@positivediscipline.org
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