Conscious Discipline ®

At the Child Development Center at Fairplex we utilize a nationally known program to help support appropriate social-emotional intelligence.  Conscious Discipline® is a comprehensive social-emotional learning and classroom management program based on current brain research, child development knowledge and best practices. Written and designed by Dr. Becky Bailey, a child psychologist, this program has gained national recognition as a model for character education for early childhood education and elementary education programs. The program is designed to create an environment of learning based upon safety, connection and problem solving.

Within this program, children learn skills to build a sense of community (the School-Family) and to develop empathy and caring for others.  The children learn to manage their emotions, deal effectively with conflicts.  Research studies have found that when children learn pro-social behaviors early they are more likely to succeed later in life, in areas such as health, education, career and life long relationships.  And we know that all children deserve to have a successful life!

It is the only program that integrates classroom management with social-emotional learning, utilizes everyday events as the curriculum and addresses the adult’s emotional intelligence as well as the child’s. The children are taught the STAR Method of composure, which stands for S=Smile; T= Take a deep breath; A=And; R=Relax.  This a breathing technique that is effective in helping children as well as adults manage anger, upset and frustration. 

Our Director, Holly Reynolds is currently the only Conscious Discipline Certified Trainer in Southern California.

For more information on this program go to consciousdiscipline.com or call Loving Guidance, Inc. at 1-800-842-2846