Judy Arnall, BA, DTM, CCFE is a certified child development specialist, and master of non-punitive parenting and education practices. She is the bestselling author of 5 print books and mom to 5 adult children. She was an expert on parenting ... and then she had her first child. Please join me in welcoming Judy Arnall.

As a CAPS professional speaker, Judy Arnall is Canada's leading authority on non-punitive, respectful parenting and education practices and how brain and child development affects behaviour and family relationships. She provides interactive topics for your company or organization on family leadership, and respectful communication skills. Judy will not read powerpoint bullets! She uses props, exercises, large audience activities, photos and videos to present and engage the audience. She was a Professional Member of The Canadian Association of Professional Speakers CAPS, for 7 years, and is currently a Distinguished (DTM) member of Toastmasters as well as a Certified Canadian Family Life Educator (C.C.F.E.). The information Judy presents is neuro-biologically informed based on the Brain Story Course Certification.

Judy is author of the international bestseller (four offset print runs and 5 foreign language translations) “Discipline Without Distress: 135 Tools for raising caring, responsible children without time-out, spanking, punishment or bribery.” She has produced the DVD “Plugged-In Parenting: Connecting with the Digital Generation for Health, Safety and Love, ” and a journal titled “The Last Word on Parenting Advice ” book. Judy's recent books are titled “Parenting With Patience: Turn frustration Into Connection With 3 Easy Steps, ” and the handy tips book, titled “Attachment Parenting Tips Raising Toddlers To Teens.” The most recent book is called “Unschooling To University: Relationships (Teachers and Parents) Matter Most in a World Crammed With Content.”

Judy has been a regular article contributor for the past 26 years to Calgary's Child Magazine and is a regular guest on Global TV, City TV, Shaw TV, and CTV. She is regularly quoted in national magazines such as Chatelaine, Today's Parent, Parents, Canadian Living, Natural Parenting, ParentsCanada and Canadian Family Magazine, and newspapers such as Globe and Mail, Postmedia News, National Post, Metro News, and Huffington Post.

Judy is a child development expert in the fields of parenting and education on-line at Mothering Magazine Online.As well, Judy is the parenting expert at Labatt Canada is a discipline/behaviour expert at Labatt Family Talk Program Canada, and Scholar's Choice Canada Scholar's Choice Canada

In addition to teaching classes under Professional Parenting, Judy was employed by Alberta Health Services, Perinatal Education, for 13 years and Families Matter Society for ten years. During that time, she co-developed the Alberta wide "Terrific Toddlers" four-week course curriculum with Alberta Health Services. She currently teaches Parent Effectiveness Training, P.E.T., at The University of Calgary, Continuing Education, and speaks for LifeSpeak, Womens Health Resources, CES Education, Chinook Learning and PACT - Parents and Children Together Association.

Judy is certified to teach:

The Growing Brain, Train-The-Trainer, by Zero To Three Organization

P.E.T. Parent Effectiveness Training)

Alberta Health Services' Terrific Toddlers Course

Positive Discipline in Everyday Life, By Joan Durrant, PhD

Attached At The Heart Parenting Program

Judy has delivered hundreds of quality parent education sessions to thousands of parents in schools, libraries, corporate workplaces, and social agencies.

Having read 567 parenting books to date, volunteered for 13 years on the city wide crisis line, and having raised 5 adult children, (including 3 university graduates), Judy is a realist who understands parenting in the trenches. Your audiences will connect with her idealism and also share her realism of family life. She can be reached at

Professional Parenting

Email Judy jarnall@shaw.ca (403) 714-6766 Visit Judy on Social Media Platforms