Our story began with a simple “There has got to be a better way” moment.
In the mid-1990s, Dr. Becky Bailey watched caring teachers default to punishment when students struggled, and saw that behavior wasn’t the problem, it was the signal.

Instead of accepting “control,” she asked a different question:
What if discipline could teach self-regulation and problem solving?

That question led her into brain-based study and a new way of working with adults and children. In 1996, with co-founder Kate O’Neil, she launched what became Conscious Discipline; a practical framework that starts with the adult, builds connection, and turns everyday upsets into learning opportunities.