Meet The Founder, Bill Corbett
"I believe that children act out and misbehave, not because they or their parents are bad, but because they are either attempting to communicate a need or are demonstrating a learned behavior taught to them by the world that surrounds and guides them. My training for parents and professionals helps them read and translate a child's behavior to first enable them to understand why the acting out is happening. I then fill their "discipline toolbox" with awesome alternative techniques that give them so many more options needed for raising cooperative children in today's family. The basis for my training is knowing why parenting today is so much more challenging than when we ourselves were children, along with the philosophy of Dr. Rudolph Dreikurs and Alfred Adler. The discipline I teach becomes new daily habits for parents who want to help their children hear the inner voice within themselves that will guide them to find their true purpose in life." - Bill Corbett
Bill Corbett is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the National Children's Alliance (NCA), the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP), and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). He is also on the Resource Advisory Board of Attachment Parenting International (API) and spent 12 years as a parent educator and training director with the International Network for Children and Families. As a professional speaker and writer, he has won numerous awards with Toastmasters International and his syndicated column on discipline and child behavior appears in local family publications in many states across the country.
Bill is the creator and host of the radio talk show "Parent Talk" that ran on ClearChannel's WLAC 1510 AM out of Nashville, Tennessee, and he has developed and presented behavior programs for such companies as Dollar General, Aetna Insurance, and the State of Tennessee. He has 3 grown children, 2 grandchildren, and lives with his wife Elizabeth near Hartford, Connecticut.
The methodology of Bill Corbett's teaching is inspired by the studies of child psychologists Rudolph Dreikurs and Alfred Adler and is centered on the approach that effective discipline first requires a solid understanding of why children act out the way they do. "Misbehavior is communication," Dreikurs wrote in his book, "Children The Challenge," and this communication must be interpreted in order to use discipline effectively. His theory and methods are based on firm AND respectful discipline and walks closely with the teachings in the New Testament.
Bill's workshops and classes help parents and professionals examine what is in their "Discipline Toolboxes" and evaluate the fact that many of these tools are outdated and no longer work effectively. Raising children in today's world requires a different approach to discipline and an admission that parents and teachers today need different tools. Bill works closely with parents and professionals to help rebuild the "Discipline Toolbox" and make room for more effective tools and methods that truly work with today's challenging child.
Bill's Conference Speaking Schedule
Waterbury, CT
Holiday Inn Waterbury
CT AEYC Conference
October 24, 2009
Bedford, NY
Bedford Presbyterian Church
Directors' Group Conference
October 27, 2009
CAYCE, SC
Trinity Baptist Church
South Carolina CCA Conference
February 6, 2010
WINDSOR, CT
Hartford/Windsor Marriott Hotel
Early Childhood Council Conference
March 20, 2010
WESTFORD, MA
Westford Regency Conference Center
Massachusetts AEYC Conference
March 26 - 27, 2010
WEST BOYLSTON, MA
Manor Restaurant
Massachusetts School Counselors Association
April 8, 2010
NASHUA, NH
Nashua Community College
New Hampshire AEYC Conference
April 16 - 17, 2010
HUNTINGTON, WV
Huntington Area Early Childhood Conference
April 23 - 25, 2010
BUFFALO, NY
May 15, 2010
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Comments from Clients
"I had very positive feedback from those attending Mr. Corbett's workshop and had a number of people tell me the next day that they had already put some of his suggestions into practice at home and their response was it worked!"
Sherry Smith, Assistant Director
Child Development Center
"I had several telephone calls from staff expressing their delight in the content and caliber of your presentation following the event. You are a superb teacher, with a unique ability to involve an audience, and to convey new information. Your presentation style is absorbing. We look forward to hearing you again."
Terry Trask, Early Education Program Manager
Early Education Program
"Bill's appreciation for the difficulties of being both a parent AND a child allows him to convey sound advice with compassion, respect, and humor. He taught us that we, as parents, are using antiquated tools to deal with this generation of challenging children. Somehow, Bill encouraged a great deal of audience participation and self-disclosure, without a fear of judgment. We all appreciated his nonjudgmental style and his ability to make us laugh at ourselves!"
Lisa Kantor, Co-Chair
Parent Enrichment Committee
For information on bringing Bill to your organization, contact his office at (860) 265-2272 or email him at bill@CooperativeKids.com.
