Program & Presentations

Welcome

Paul Ludden, Southern Methodist University

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Nonviolence—A Key Child Honouring Principle

Raffi Cavoukian

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Children’s Rights to Protection from all Forms of Corporal Punishment

Mali Nilsson

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

One Youth’s Perspective

Dawn Ford

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Valuing Young People: Engagement, Input and Outcomes

Johny O’Donnell

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Achieving Prohibition Of C.P. of Children in Tunisia and Kenya

Sonia Vohito

10:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Report from New Zealand Four Years Post Law Change

Beth Wood

10:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Research Evidence of the Negative Child Outcomes linked with C.P.

Elizabeth Gershoff

10:35 AM - 12:00 PM

The Importance of Listening to Children’s Views and Experiences

Bernadette Saunders

10:35 AM - 12:00 PM

Changing Disciplinary Choices by Changing Social Norms

Deana Pollard Sacks

1:30 PM - 3:10 PM

International Human Rights Laws and CP

Susan Bitensky

1:30 PM - 3:10 PM

Who’s Afraid of Banning Corporal Punishment? A Comparative View on Current and Desirable Models

Benjamin Shmueli

1:30 PM - 3:10 PM

Encouraging Positive Discipline in Schools Worldwide

Emily Laurie

1:30 PM - 3:10 PM

Promoting Positive School Discipline in Thailand

Sombat Tapanya

1:30 PM - 3:10 PM

What Will it Take to Prevent Violence against Children at School?

Dipak Naker

1:30 PM - 3:10 PM

Positive Discipline for Developing Capable Young People

Jane Nelsen

1:30 PM - 3:10 PM

What are the Universals in Parenting?

Penelope Leach

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

From Punishment to Mentorship

Joan Durrant

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Positive Discipline Leads to Freedom

Raj Mohan

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

The Surprising Existence of American Traditions and Legal Duties Against School Corporal Punishment

Susan Bitensky

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Outlawing School Paddling: The Efficacy of Existing Methods

Deana Pollard Sacks

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

25 Years of Advocacy for C.P. Bans: Lessons Learned

Block, Nadine

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Engaging Students

Johny O’Donnell

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Too Young for Discipline

Penelope Leach

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Evidence That a Brief Intervention Can Affect Parents’ Attitudes about Punishment

Seth Scholer

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

The Importance of Working With Religious Leaders and Their Communities To End C.P. of Children

Chris Dodd

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

My Experiences Getting The Methodist Church To Pass Anti-C.P. Resolutions in 2004

Rita Swan

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

The Sanctity of the Child

Raffi Cavoukian

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Not Good For Kids?: Helping Culturally Diverse People Change their Views of C.P.

Lisa Fontes

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Raise Your Skills, Not your Hands

Asadah Kirkland

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Engaging with Communities in Africa: Innovative Experiences from Zambia and Ethiopia

Sonia Vohito

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Parents’ Professional Sources of Advice Regarding Child Discipline and Use of C.P.

Cathy Taylor

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Working with Teachers, Child Protection Workers, and Medical Doctors

Sombat Tapanya

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Engaging Scientific Film Makers To Promote Elimination of Corporal Punishment

Michel Meignant

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Engaging Professionals: The New Zealand Experience

Beth Wood

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Engaging Youth in Anti-Violence Initiatives

Johny O’Donnell

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

A Model of Youth Participation in Decision Making

Zoey Roy
Tristan Banyay

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

My Experiences in the Texas State Legislature

Alma Allen

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

My Experiences in the Louisiana State Legislature

Barbara Norton

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Brainstorming Strategies toward Ending C. P. in Homes

Peter Newell
Mali Nilsson

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM