Dr. Gail Hayes, the creator of the Don’t Give Your Power Away!  Program (DGYPAP) developed the program to help children understand that they can influence the world around them.

 

We believe that behavior can be an inhibitor to the educative process. With the DGYPAP, we help children to see that they can focus on their work or project and not allow themselves to be pulled into conflict or behavior that stops their work.

 

While working in a classroom setting, Dr. Hayes noticed that some of the children were not focusing on learning. They were throwing papers, talking, and getting up from their seats without permission, and disturbing the learning environment. This behavior served as an inhibitor to the educative process.

 

As the result of that observation, Dr. Hayes developed the DGYPAP to help children see that they too, have a stake in their education and future. She presented them with choices; they can either become winners by listening and focusing on their studies or they could allow others to “take their power” and pull them away from studies and class work.  She emphasizes that by listening to their teachers, they can have their dreams of becoming successful come true.

 

We use three areas as our foundation

 

Character education – the golden rule and character building blocks to help children become good and responsible citizens at home, school, and play.

 

Literary - encouraging children to read books that tell positive stories that impact character and to write stories that help to reinforce what they have read.

 

Story telling - tell stories that help children make the “character connection” in home, school, and play. We also encourage children to tell their own stories so others can learn about their world.

 

We encourage children to read good books, to watch their actions, to write positive stories, and to use their language skills to communicate messages that help them live an empowered life.

 

We believe that simplicity rules!

 

Did you know that you are powerful? If you don’t believe it, try smiling at someone and see what they do. Most people will smile back!

 

That is what we call influence. We let children know that they can influence or infect their atmosphere.

We let them know that being a person of influence means that they can inspire others or touch their lives for good or bad. They can smile at someone and make them smile or they can frown and make them smile.

 

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Don’t Give Your                         Away!™