The latest community to start the Say Yes to No campaign is Muscle Shoals, Alabama.   The city schools began with a kick off celebration for parents in kindergarten through twelfth grades this past week.

I met with close to three hundred parents and staff and relayed the Say Yes to No message, emphasizing that:

Self-discipline is twice as strong a predictor of school success as intelligence.  And it’s eroding in our kids.  Powerful cultural messages that scream “More, Fast, Easy, and Fun” are making it difficult for children to learn the skills of self discipline.  Parents need the skills to effectively teach children and youth how to “say no” to themselves so they can be successful in school and life.

Parents want to raise strong, healthy kids, ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century.  Say Yes to No gives them the parenting strategies that work.

Dr. Dave