In this workshop parents will learn five practices that are beneficial not only for healthy parenting in any situation, but essential when parenting children and teens with significant challenging behaviors.

Gifted children come with so many, well, gifts, but they may struggle with perfectionism, negativity, over-excitability, emotional intensity and social difficulties.

This class provides parents with strategies based on the most current research on the unique needs of gifted children. We will discuss tools for effective communication and proven ways to alleviate anxiety and increase coping skills.

All kids and parents have times when they struggle. When significant emotional and behavioral challenges are thrown into the mix those times can be more frequent and more intense. Parenting can be especially hard when the behaviors of concern challenge our patience and parenting skills.

In this workshop parents will learn a compassionate approach as well as specific strategies to strengthen families and see lasting change.

This support group is designed to:

-Create space for sharing the challenge of living with children with significant needs and the internal conflict this creates.

-Find strength and connection in sharing experiences.

-Understand that mental health conditions are no one's fault and can be traumatic experiences for the adult caregivers.

-Support adult coping skills.

This class dives deep into the need for co-regulatory and relational practices, shifting student-focused behavior management protocols to adult regulated behavior.

Learn how you can spend less time on policing behavior (and unhelpful consequences) and more time on stress-free teaching.

Raising foster and adopted youth poses many challenges to parents, guardians and educators. To address these challenges and support your efforts, we have created this unique trauma informed training based upon the important work of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Restorative Justice, Bruce Perry’s Child Trauma Academy, and Collaborative Problem Solving.

Participants will learn about the effects of significant trauma and disrupted attachments on the developing brain. Foster parents will also learn problem-solving strategies that help children and teens regulate their emotions, connect with others, and build important life skills.

Do you have a child who is “differently wired,” neurodiverse, and/or often misunderstood? Maybe your child is described as anxious, gifted, twice-exceptional, intense, overly sensitive or they have been identified with ADHD or Autism. If you believe your child is “differently wired,” they probably are. Based on the popular book, Differently Wired; Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World, this class is designed to address the unique issues, needs and challenges faced by parents of “differently wired” children.

Through proven activities and guided self-exploration, participants will learn to identify their personal triggers and stress responses so they are better able to respond calmly when faced with student challenges.

Do you have a child who is gifted and/or twice exceptional and may at times be misunderstood? A child who thinks outside of the box and may challenge your parenting skills? Our workshop is based on the SENG Model Parent Group and is designed to address the unique joys and needs faced by parents of gifted and twice exceptional children.

With the right professional training educators can reduce the impact of traumatic experiences and help all children learn, without sacrificing their own mental well-being.

Participants in this class will increase their knowledge of the brain science behind trauma, learn the five essential elements of a trauma-informed classroom/school, and further their understanding of the interplay between race and trauma and their impact on students within a school system.

Participants will learn proactive strategies to prevent challenging and dysregulated behaviors and how to teach the development of skills in the areas of cognitive flexibility, frustration tolerance, impulse control, and problem solving. Strategies come from a neurodevelopmental approach for working with students who have experienced trauma, chronic stress, and/or lagging skills.