Presented by: The Redwood Center for Children and Families
Facilitated by: Alli Perez, AMFT
(Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator)
Tuesday August 25th 2026
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
(Part 1 of 3)
Online via Zoom
Can't attend live? A full recording will be sent to all registered participants and made available on our website.
TL;DR (too long; didn't read)
Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson
You want to be a patient, supportive parent, but you don't have time
to read a 300-page parenting book cover-to-cover.
This three-part live virtual series breaks down Jane Nelsen’s classic book, Positive Discipline, into digestible, actionable insights you can start using immediately.
Rooted in Adlerian psychology, Nelsen’s model moves away from both punitive measures (punishment, time-outs, guilt) and permissive approaches (rewards, enabling) to focus on long-term character development, mutual respect, and emotional regulation.
Whether you have read the book, started it and put it down, or never picked it up at all, this series delivers the key takeaways without the reading homework.
Schedule & Format
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Part 1 of 3 Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PDT
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Location: Online via Zoom
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Access Note: Can't attend live? A full recording will be sent to all registered participants and made available on our website.
Meet Your Facilitator
About Alli
Alexandrea (Alli) Perez is an Associate Marriage & Family Therapist who sees clients of all ages, and provides therapy for individuals, couples, and families. She specializes in working with issues of race, identity, and culture through Child-Centered Play Therapy, relational, and attachment-based modalities.
She earned her Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Elementary Education and Special Education from Arizona State
University, then went on to earn her Master’s of Arts in Counseling, with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy, from Palo Alto University. She is also a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, as well as an Accredited Triple P Practitioner.
Previously an elementary school teacher, she went on to work as a Mental Health Clinician at a non-profit organization serving youth of all ages from the same community she used to teach in, from toddlers to teens, in both Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. For the past few years, she has worked with individual adults, couples, and families in various private practice settings.
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