Parenting classes in Spanish · Calgary
The kind and firm leader your child is looking for
Swinging from too strict to too permissive in 24 hours? There’s another way.
Positive Discipline gives you the balance: clear limits, with warmth. It helps you resolve conflicts with respect, strengthen your bond with your children and prepare them for life.
No commitment to continue · Small groups
I’m taking home the idea of being more present and living each moment with more intention, instead of talking to my kids on autopilot.”
First 2 sessions at no cost
Google reviews · Translated from Spanish
What parents say after taking the workshop
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Marcela S.
Taking this course has been a really good experience. I learned to be more present in the moments with my daughter and to communicate with more awareness and empathy. I understood the importance of truly listening, not just to the words but also to the emotions behind them. Hearing the other participants in the different activities also confirmed that I’m not alone in this, and that many other parents go through the same situations. It helped me feel supported in this process.
Marcela’s replyHi Marcela, thank you so much for your kind words. I’m so glad it helped you connect more with your daughter. Children give their best when they feel seen and heard, just like we do in our relationships with other adults.
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Pamela M.
I really enjoyed the class. Connecting with other moms and knowing we all face similar challenges, sharing experiences and connecting, is so important. I found the class really good and engaging.
Marcela’s replyHi Pam, I’m so glad you felt connected and learned from the other moms’ experiences! Thank you for having the courage to share; it was so valuable.
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Liceo Infantil Retoñitos
Marcela is running a 6-session workshop with our school staff. After analyzing situations together, we realized that giving orders isn’t always necessary: by asking questions we can also get what we want, while teaching children to make their own decisions and encouraging them to be independent. We really liked the phrases for being firm and kind at the same time, and all the instructions were very clear.
Marcela’s replyHi, I’m so glad you decided to enjoy your children more. As you mentioned, by analyzing real situations together and sharing experiences, we discover other ways of relating to them, leading with firmness and kindness at the same time. Each session leaves you with something concrete to practice during the week. Thank you for being part of this lovely group!
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Verónica and Fabián
The Positive Discipline workshop led by Marcela is a transformative experience: educational, interactive and full of hands-on activities and role-plays that make it engaging and relatable. More than theory, it gives you real tools you can use every day, helping you build a more positive, empathetic and less authoritarian approach to parenting. It also offers an enriching perspective that opens up new ways of communicating with our children. Highly recommended!
Marcela’s replyThank you, Verónica and Fabián. The activities are exactly what spark reflection and help the learning really sink in. Theory alone, without practical tools, makes change hard.
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John Fredy C.
Highly recommended, excellent training!
Marcela’s replyThank you, John Fredy. I truly enjoyed having you in the workshop and hearing your contributions and reflections.
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Gloria N.
What stayed with me most was the activity about asking instead of giving orders. I repeat things to my daughters so often that I feel it goes in one ear and out the other, and I think this strategy will be really useful. I’m leaving excited to start applying what I learned. Thank you, Marcela!
Marcela’s replyThank you, Gloria! I’m so glad you enjoyed the activity.
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María D.
Clear and very dynamic. Thank you for helping me be better!
Marcela’s replyThank you, María. I love knowing you feel it will help you be better. You’ll be the kind and firm leader your child needs!
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Eliana P.
The gathering was amazing. Being able to interact with other moms and hear different points of view is wonderful. Thank you for creating this space.
Marcela’s replyEliana, I’m so glad it was so enriching to connect with the other moms. Hearing their experiences not only makes us feel supported, it also helps us see our own challenges more clearly and reach those “aha” moments that stay with us, beyond the theory.
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Alba de S.
Great tools for raising children!
Marcela’s replyThank you, Alba. Without a doubt, every day I see how well they work with my daughters.
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David P.
The workshop helps you put yourself in your child’s shoes and understand the different options we have as parents to help our children chart their own course.
Marcela’s replyAgreed: pausing to put ourselves in our children’s shoes really helps us figure out what to do, or how we could have done it better.
How it works
Try it first. Decide later.
Join two introductory sessions at no cost. If you enjoy the experience, you continue with the next four. If not, that’s okay.
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Sign up
It takes a minute. Tell me which day works best for you, and I’ll write to you once start dates are set.
Thursday 5:30 – 7:00 pm or Friday 4:30 – 6:00 pm
For adults (moms, dads, grandparents, aunts and uncles) with children ages 3 to 8, and also for parents-to-be and parents of babies up to 2 years old.
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Experience 2 sessions at no cost
In person at Seton Library, in a small group of up to 5 adults, two weeks in a row. Get directions
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If you like it, keep going
The remaining 4 sessions, online or in person, whichever suits you best.
$180 per person · $270 per couple
15% of your investment is donated to the PASO Foundation. The workshop is at no cost for foundations: sign up
Small groups so everyone can take part.
The workshop · 6 sessions
Six sessions, six skills for everyday life
Enjoy your child more with practical ideas to respond with intention instead of reacting on impulse, alongside other parents who are going through the same thing you are.
- 01 Set limits with firmness and love
- 02 Connect before you correct
- 03 How your personality shapes your parenting
- 04 Why won’t my child behave?
- 05 No more yelling, rewards, punishments or repeating yourself a thousand times
- 06 Encourage instead of labeling or praising
The Positive Discipline workshop was developed by Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott in the 1990s, based on the principles of the psychology of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs, who held that we all deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
Why I’m here
It’s not about being a perfect mom, but about learning and growing alongside our children
Eleven years ago, while I was pregnant with my first daughter, my mom gave me the book Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline, by Dr. Becky A. Bailey, and I realized that love alone wasn’t enough: I needed tools so I wouldn’t repeat the patterns I grew up with, and so I could become the mom I wanted to be.
I read more and more books as new challenges came up with my two daughters. In 2024 I took a Positive Discipline workshop, put it into practice with them and found my true passion: sharing what I learned so that, together, we can build a better world for our children. That’s why I became a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator.
Read my full story
Ever since I read Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline by Dr. Becky A. Bailey 11 years ago, while I was pregnant with my first daughter, I became aware of many beliefs I needed to change to become the mom I wanted to be, and I grew very interested in parenting strategies. Children may bring many blessings, but they certainly don’t come with an instruction manual, and love alone wasn’t enough; I needed tools to avoid repeating the patterns I grew up with. That book sparked my passion for learning about parenting, and I began putting ideas from Daniel J. Siegel and Dr. Becky A. Bailey into practice as I faced the challenges of raising my two daughters.
In 2024, looking for new tools, I took a Positive Discipline workshop and, after putting it into practice with my daughters, I realized that my true passion is teaching what I’ve learned so that, together, we can build a better world for our children. So I became certified as a Positive Discipline Parent Educator.
Twenty years from now, when our child knocks on the door, I want us both to see the adult we dreamed of, and to know that every challenge along the way was a chance to prepare them for life.
Twenty years from now, when our child knocks on the door, I want us both to see the adult we dreamed of.
Marcela Pinzón
Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator
Learn more about Positive Discipline
- What is Positive Discipline? PDF · Spanish
- Positive Discipline Spain Website · Spanish
- Kind and firm at the same time, by Jane Nelsen PDF · Spanish
See more resources
- Asking vs. Telling activity Video · Positive Discipline channel · English
- Curiosity Questions, an article by Dr. Jane Nelsen positivediscipline.com · English
- The 5 criteria for Positive Discipline, with Dr. Jane Nelsen Video · English
- Positive Discipline videos positivediscipline.com · English
- Guidelines for Positive Discipline PDF · Spanish
- Empowering vs. enabling, by Lynn Lott and Jane Nelsen PDF · English
- “Listen”, an article by Dr. Jane Nelsen positivediscipline.com · English
My favorite parenting books and what they taught me
I kept reading as new challenges came up, until the noise of so much advice on social media led me to look for the Positive Discipline course. I loved it so much that I decided to get certified.
Thank you to the authors of these books for such wonderful advice: they changed my life, and today they help me guide other parents. Every day, every situation, every mistake is a chance to become a better mom.
Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline Dr. Becky A. BaileyIt gave me tools to help my daughter recognize, express and manage her emotions.
Entre el amor y los límites Jorge EslavaWithout firm limits, we raise an emperor of the galaxy.
If I Have to Tell You One More Time Amy McCreadyIt taught me concrete strategies that are quick to put into practice.
Positive Discipline Jane NelsenKind and firm at the same time: yes, it’s possible.
The Whole-Brain Child Siegel & BrysonEvery experience is a chance to shape their prefrontal cortex.
No-Drama Discipline Siegel & BrysonThe key is to connect before you correct.
The Temperament God Gave You Art & Laraine BennettThe four of us see the world through different lenses.
Good Inside Dr. Becky KennedyIt taught me to put myself in my children’s shoes, with examples from my own life.
The Yes Brain Siegel & BrysonHelp children develop an open, flexible and resilient mind, so they can face challenges with curiosity and confidence.
The Power of Showing Up Siegel & BrysonIt builds secure attachment by helping them feel safe, seen, soothed and secure.
Brainstorm Daniel J. SiegelWe need to understand the teenage brain to support them through this stage.
Giving back
Because no family should have to raise children alone
I facilitate the workshop at no cost for nonprofit organizations that support parents.
Plus, 15% of your investment is donated to the PASO Foundation.
Register your organization
Virtual sessions at no cost for nonprofit organizations that support parents, on Tuesdays from 8:00 to 9:30 pm (Calgary time). Leave your details and I’ll get in touch to coordinate.
“I always thought my kids were the ones who had to change, but now I see that I’m the one who needs to change.”
Thank you, PASO Foundation parentsThank you to the PASO Foundation for opening its doors to me, and to life for giving me the chance to walk alongside other families.See moreSee less
Thank you to the PASO Foundation for opening its doors to me, and to life for giving me the chance to walk alongside other families. And above all, thank you to every mom and dad who came to the sessions sincerely wanting to do a little better every day.
We wrapped up six intense sessions full of shared learning and deep reflection. I’m deeply grateful for the courage of this hardworking community to own their mistakes, share their experiences and commit to change. Their resolve convinces me even more of this workshop’s power to transform our society through the adults of the future: our children.
This workshop brings together two of my passions: creating learning experiences and supporting social change through parenting.
“Thank you to all the parents for your spontaneous and valuable participation in this Positive Discipline Workshop. Your commitment and enthusiasm inspire us to keep building a better society together.”
Eduardo, community leader at the PASO Foundation, Neiva
My commitment
I lead with calm. I feel and connect with them. I grow with them.
It’s my commitment as a mom to my daughters, and the one every mom and dad signs at the end of the six sessions.
I promise to lead with firmness and kindness, knowing that every moment is a chance to connect and to help my child build the skills they need for life.
I promise to learn emotional regulation alongside my child: to choose to stay calm, kind and present with their feelings, and to show them that it’s safe to feel.
Read the full commitment
I want to be the parent who stays calm and grounded in the face of my child’s big emotions — who chooses to tolerate the discomfort of those feelings and to accompany my child with a calm and steady presence, showing them that emotions are not dangerous or bad, and that it’s safe to feel them fully.
I want to be the parent who understands that emotional regulation is not something I must master before parenting, but something I can learn alongside my child — seeing every emotional storm as an invitation to grow together.
I want my child to become someone who faces life with courage and resilience, who embraces emotions as part of their preparation for the future, and learns to navigate them with confidence and trust in themselves.
And I know that starts with me. I choose to lead with firmness and kindness, knowing this is not about being perfect, but about showing up with presence, connection, and the willingness to grow.
Frequently asked questions
What parents often ask me
Can’t find your answer? Leave me a message and I’ll get back to you personally.
Do I have to continue with the 4 sessions?
No. The 2 introductory sessions are your chance to try it out. If you like them, you continue. If not, that’s okay.
Can I come without my partner?
Yes. Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts and uncles all come. If you come as a couple, the 4 sessions have a couple’s price.
And even if your partner isn’t on the same page or doesn’t want to join, once you start the change, they’ll see the results and feel encouraged to try. Change starts with you.
What if I can’t attend the 4 sessions in person?
The remaining 4 sessions can be online or in person. Just tell me which days work best for you.
Do I have to speak or act in front of the group?
Not at all. We learn by role-playing as the parent or the child, but also by watching.
What ages is it for?
For adults with children ages 3 to 8, and also for parents-to-be and parents of babies up to 2 years old.
Are the sessions in Spanish?
Yes. The workshop is taught in Spanish and designed for Spanish-speaking families in Calgary.
Have another question?
Leave me a message and I’ll get back to you personally, by WhatsApp or email.
Register your interest
You took the first step! If you’re here, it’s because you’re already a good mom or dad, and you know that every day is a chance to do better, to learn from every moment with our children and to parent with purpose.
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Thank you for taking this step. I’ll be in touch soon by email or WhatsApp to confirm the date.
It’s not about being a perfect mom, but about learning and growing alongside our children.
Would you rather talk first? Email me at theparentiwanttobe@gmail.com