John Hood

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Children who learn to use the tools and techniques of DWD become skilled in positve human relations early on.

This unique communication system is grounded in :

• positive management principles,
• a culture of gratitude &
• genuine mutual respect.

Once learned, these tools benefit children for the rest of their lives.

In other words, they will never need to change their basic people skills as they move through childhood, adolescence and on into adulthood, because they have already learned the basics of harmonious human relations.

Here's what we mean:

1 Positive Management Principles translate to children as guidance about what TO do rather than what NOT to do. It leads adults to show children how to consciously use their own brains to solve problems. These principles also guide them to take personal responsibility for their mistakes and train them to look forward toward better choices in the future and away from punishment as a primary teacher for future choices.

2 A Culture of Gratitude acts as a neutralizer of the negatives that inevitably enter -- and often spoil -- life as we want it to be. Here's a path that exchanges the critical attitudes and presumptuousness that commonly accompany the early years, especially the teen years. Since gratitude and negativity cannot co-exist in a person at the same time, the great news is that a child who grows up in a culture of gratitude is virtually insulated against the negativity that is constantly knocking at his door!

3 Genuine Mutual Respect, the attitude so lacking almost everywhere in the world, is wonderfully restored where DWD is properly used. Whether at home, in school, on the playground or athletic field, lack of respect often complicates life beyond our abilitiy to cope. Not surprisingly, we have found that the key to respect in children is the adult! Without realizing it, adults often use language and behaviors that are so contrary to human dignity that disrespect is a natural, predictable result. However, children who are treated with respect and dignity by the adults in their lives tend to return that respect, freely and generously.

That's why we can say -- and have shown over and over -- how children who develop these attitudes and skills from the 'git-go' are poised for a happy and prosperous future.