Our goal as parents, educators and humans is to help prepare students to be healthy adults. That leads us to helping toddlers learn to regulate their emotions. We create emotional safety and connection to build a relationship of trust. In doing this, we create a space where children are able to learn. If we have not poured into the environment, children cannot learn the skills to support their emotional growth and development.

This is rooted in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.

“Oftentimes, toddlers are developmentally unable to meet our expectations and get punished for it.”

Our goal in implementing, training and learning with Conscious Discipline is that our children always feel safe and loved. We have to understand that the part of the brain responsible for impulse control is underdeveloped in our children. Recognizing this is HUGE in helping them learn the skills they will need for self regulation and problem solving, the rest of their life. We believe teaching how to handle emotions is more effective than punishing them for normal toddler behaviors.

Appropriate Expectations