Welcome dear parents...

​Positive & Conscious Parenting classes, workshops & life coaching in  South Africa, with Ginny Johnstone (internationally certified Parent Educator & Life Coach for Parents).
A mother of five, Ginny is also trained in Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), Emotional Healing, Louise Hay Love Yourself, Heal Your Life facilitation & teaching meditation and empowerment skills to children. 

Positive Discipline & Conscious, Connective Parenting

This is right where you need to be if you want to bring more happiness, positivity and connection to your family life.... if what you need is to lighten up, get a better perspective and learn some positive parenting tools to reconnect with the joy of family living, communicate better, resolve conflict, find solutions to challenges and be a more effective parent & role model for your kids... 
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"Children are not things to be moulded
but people to be unfolded."   Jess Lair
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​Positive, Conscious Parenting Using Positive Discipline - Our Challenges
With five of my own children I know how easy it is to get lost on the parenting journey and not know how to handle the daily challenges of raising children effectively while remaining calm, positive and effective. Possibly like you, I've previously found myself overwhelmed, frustrated and in negative behaviour cycles with my kids that I didn't know how to break and I've felt exhausted, depleted and disillusioned with my ability to be the parent I wanted to be. I know about the stress, pressure and anxiety of family life... the power struggles, endless battles to keep everyone happy, connected and living in an environment of peace, love and sanity! Arrrgggg, I've so been there sweet friend...

The Solution
And then I found the heart-warming and empowering tools of Positive Discipline and my life changed instantly for the better. Through much online research and reading of books and official parent study programmes, I learned how having a positive relationship with my children based on authentic connection, trust and respect was the essential key. I learned how to assume the assertive role of being the captain of the ship, to set boundaries peacefully yet firmly, how to speak in ways my kids listened and responded to, how to connect with them when they were experiencing strong feelings instead of shutting them down and how to build mutual respect and trust between us. I learned when to let go and when to step in. I learned how to manage my own emotions and to maintain composure and balance and take care of myself so I could be a good role model and remain in the role of parent (it's so easy for us grown ups to slip into the role of the child at times I know!). I also learned how my own childhood was affecting my parenting style and how to take ownership for the things that were in fact my issues and not theirs. And most importantly I learned how to put myself first and manage my own state of mind, happiness and love of life.

Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator
I loved what I learned about Positive Discipline so much that soon after I trained as a Positive Discipline Parent Educator in 2011 through The Association of Positive Discipline in USA and added it to my existing career working as a life-balance coach and practitioner of Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP). I have have been teaching Positive Parenting classes and coaching parents ever since both in South Africa and internationally online.

The Reality
Parenting is hard! REEEEEEALLY hard at times. I won't pretend I'm now a perfect mom (far from it sometimes, I'm totally human!!) or that a perfect parent is even an attainable goal (they don't exist, I promise you!) but as I trained in Positive Discipline, brought the new approaches into my own family and kept applying the tools, things changed so much for the better. There's so much negativity out in the world already that whatever we can do to bring more peace and happiness into our homes and model what we want our kids to grow into the better, don't you think? Even if we just improve our relationships a little I think we can make big changes in the future of our children's lives.

Through my training, years of working with parents and my own experiences with five children, I've learned some brilliant ideas and techniques that have radically shifted my mind and way of being from parenting OVER my children to ALONGSIDE my children... and the results? More peace, respect, connection, understanding, better listening, more co-operation, empowerment, confidence, extra playfulness, light-heartedness, empathy, patience, happiness and love. If this resonates with the kind of family you'd like to be growing then I'd love to share what I've learnt (and indeed am still learning) so these tools can change your life as well and bring more connection, joy, happiness and mutual-empowerment into your family, your homes and our schools... 

I hope you'll join this beautiful movement and together we can help bring more positivity & love to our families, to our futures and to our world : )
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Using the tools of Positive Discipline you can:
- Become the role model you want for your kids
- Reclaim your energy, zest for life and ability to confidently respond with positivity,
understanding and wisdom
- Manage the day-to-day challenges of parenthood with self-assurance & love
​- Become a conscious responder instead of a reactor and lead your family with strength, empathy & compassion
​- Build stronger relationships with your children that are based on mutual respect and trust
- Empower your children to grow into confident, balanced, self-assured young adults
- Connect deeply with your children while teaching them the tools they need to become responsible, empathetic, happy adults... and so, so much more.

So where to from here..?

If you want to learn more about using positive discipline, need to reconnect with your children and improve your relationships and/or behaviours or if you need to alleviate typical parenting struggles at home then please contact me to set up a talk, workshop or 6 week parenting group at your home, school, church or social group.

Wishing you peace in your heart and abundant love in your soul beautiful parent.

With much love,

​Ginny Johnstone
Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator
​& Life Coach 
(and I'm a mommy of five special souls!)
c: 082 323 4262
e: ginny@pureparenting.co.za

The Positive Parent Project - opening minds, healing hearts & bringing more love & joy to family life.