When: Mondays
Time: 5:00-6:00 pm
Dates: June 17-August 19
Cost: $400 for 10 weeks
*Parents only - no child care provided*
Regulated Parents in Action
Come move, play, and learn with us! In this hands-on parent training series, we will dive into strategies to help regulate our children through the power of our own self-regulation. We will provide education and experiential opportunities
to help us understand how to use ourselves and the parent-child relationship to regulate our children. Each week we
will cover a topic that incorporates the use of sensory regulation, mindfulness, and yoga to positively influence our regulation so that we can approach parenting from a place
of fullness and abundance rather than emptiness and burnout. Parents will have practical tools to incorporate right away into daily life.
When: Tuesdays
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
Dates: June 18-August 20
Cost: $50 for 10 weeks
*Parents only - no child care provided*
Circle of Security® Parenting™ Group
The Circle of Security® Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened and helps us make sense of what our children are really asking from us. This is a 10-week course that utilizes video clips to present information about The Circle as well as examples of parents using The Circle with their children. Groups are a mix of watching video clips to learn new concepts and discussing and reflecting on our own experiences. This program is appropriate for all parents, those looking to learn a bit more, those who are struggling in their relationship with their child, as well as new parents, foster and adoptive parents!
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Parent Coaching? How is it different from therapy?Parent coaching is a process for being guided to learn how to parent more intentionally. During parent coaching, you will work through a 12-week curriculum in order to learn brain science and strategies that may allow you to more effectively parent your child. This is a non-judgmental space. In parent coaching we do not tell you what type of parent you should be or even which strategies you should use, but rather, we support your own curiosity and intuition about what might work best for your specific family. Parent coaching differs from individual therapy in that while we bring awareness to how previous lived experiences show up in your parenting, we do not process through previous traumas or relational difficulties. Parent coaching is not a place for couples to work through their difficulties in their own relationship. At times, parent coaching may bring up some topics that may be useful to have supported in individual therapy. Parent Coaching is a place for you to receive support as a human dealing with challenging situations within your role as a parent. As a parent, you are the leader in your family. Parent Coaching supports you in being the leader you want to be.
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What topics are covered in Parent Coaching?Our parent coaching is based on the Jai Institute for Parenting coaching curriculum. In this training you will learn: · Latest brain science about how children’s brains develop so you can match your strategies and responses to your child’s developmental abilities. · A more expansive understanding of how we come to our parenting through our early attachments and the way we were parented. · Specific tools for ways to regulate not only your child but also yourself through moments of stress. · New ways of communicating through non-violent communication in order to stop the loop of “they only listen when I yell”. · Understanding of emotion coaching and how to raise emotionally intelligent children. · Specific strategies relevant to your specific family and your specific child within the context of this work. · Opportunities to create joy with your child!
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Will this change my child’s behavior?Because families are a system, often when one person shifts or changes others do as well (think of a mobile that hangs from the ceiling). Since your child anchors themselves in you, their parent, and models their behavior from you the parent, when you change, it invites change in your child too. While we need to account for a child’s temperament, neurology and lived experience, the parent is one of the most powerful conduits to change in a child- and the child’s most consistent teacher.
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Will there be homework?Reflection on the material is one of the fastest ways to make change. There are reading materials, videos and handouts with opportunities for you to apply the content to your daily life. And, we practice the tools in session.
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What training do the coaches have?All of our coaches are Certified Parent Coaches through the Jai Institute for Parenting. This is an extensive training consisting of over 6 months of curriculum learning and coaching practice. Each of our coaches also holds a degree in a related field such as occupational therapy, school psychology or counseling and brings lived experience as a parent to their role.
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How long will it take to see improvement in my child?Change can be hard to predict, but we do know that a calm nervous system, and a safe, playful environment can significantly increase learning for everyone! Change invites change. The more you reflect on your own thoughts, feelings and behaviors, the faster awareness changes, and with that, behavior changes.