Course Category: All, Mental Health

Recorded Workshop

Mental Health Essentials for Parents: Knowledge and Skills to Support Your Child (Yale WorkLife)

October 16, 2024 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

The parent-child relationship is the most powerful mental health intervention known to humankind. – Bessel van der Kolk, MD

All children are sad, anxious, irritable, or aggressive at times. Occasionally kids find it challenging to sit still, pay attention, or interact with others. In most cases, these are just typical phases in their development. However, these behaviors may indicate a more serious problem in some children. Without attention, these mental health conditions can prevent children from reaching their full potential.  Whether your child is doing fine and you want to prevent future mental health issues, or just doesn’t seem like their usual self, or has actually declared concerning thoughts, you can help. 

Join Peace at Home Founder, Ruth Freeman, LCSW, for this important workshop.

Ages
All, Mental Health School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
mental health
Recorded Workshop

Parenting for Mental Health: Why Individual Therapy Probably Isn’t Enough for Your Child (2025)

November 08, 2023 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

  • Children and teens are suffering from anxiety, depression and suicide at alarming rates since the pandemic. You may have a child in therapy or perhaps you’re seeking treatment for your child right now. Understanding your role in your child or teen’s therapy can make a huge difference in outcomes. 

Peace At Home founder and seasoned clinician Ruth E. Freeman, LCSW will join with Guy S. Diamond, PhD, founder of Attachment Based Family Therapy, to discuss the ways that individual therapy for kids is often inadequate and how important your role is in successful treatment.

  • Click the play button below to watch or just listen to the recording of this workshop previously hosted.  Come learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence. 
  • If you are looking for more support email our Parent Guides at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.
  • For additional support, check out the Quick Video Solutions Library, Mental Health Knowledge and Skills. Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including Mental Health Literacy for Parents: The Basics, How Do I Know if My Child Needs Therapy and How Do I Choose a Therapist?
Ages
All, Mental Health School Age Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication emotions Health/Wellness mental health
Recorded Workshop

How to Protect Your Child’s Mental Health (2025)

April 24, 2023 8:00 pm EDT/EST

Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW Peace at Home Parenting Expert Tanika Eaves Tanika Eaves,PhD, LCSW, IMH-E®

Challenges & Solutions

Without attention, mental health conditions can prevent children from reaching their full potential. Whether you want to prevent future issues, your child just doesn’t seem like their usual self, or you have significant concerns, the good news is that you can help. Join us. 

All children are sad, anxious, irritable, or aggressive at times. Occasionally, kids find it challenging to sit still, pay attention, or interact with others. In most cases, these are just typical phases in their development. However, these behaviors may indicate a more serious problem in some children. Discover why without attention, these mental health conditions can prevent children from reaching their full potential, and what you can do to help. 

  • Click the play button below to watch or just listen to the recording of this workshop previously hosted.  Learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence. 
  • If you are looking for more support email our Parent Guides at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.
  • For additional support, check out the Quick Video Solutions Library, Mental Health Knowledge and Skills to Support your Child Library Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including School Refusal: What’s Important to Know and What Can I Do? and Positive Connections for More Cooperation
Ages
All, Mental Health School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
communication cooperation emotions mental health rules/routines
Recorded Discussion

Misbehavior or Mental Health Issues?

October 24, 2024 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW Peace at Home Expert Marianne Barton Marianne Barton,P.h.D

Challenges & Solutions

Ruth talks with Marianne Barton, PhD who is a Professor and Director of Clinical Training at the University of Connecticut. She is a licensed psychologist and has worked for more than 30 years providing evaluation and treatment to young children and their families in multiple settings.

Gain valuable insights into early detection, effective communication, and supportive strategies to help your child navigate their emotional well-being. Enhance your ability to provide the right support and interventions for a healthier, happier future.

  • Click the play button below to watch this previously recorded discussion and download the handouts.
  • Explore Peace at Home’s Resource Pages (located in the top menu) for quick video solution libraries. Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes.
  • Have a specific question or challenge? Email us, and we’ll send you tailored links to live workshops, on-demand resources, podcasts, blogs and more. And if you need personalized support, you can connect with an expert for one-on-one support too. Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com
Ages
All, Mental Health School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
communication conflict emotions family mental health routines stress
Recorded Workshop

The Power of Mindful Parenting to Transform Family Stress

November 07, 2024 12:00 pm EDT/EST
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Expert

Peace At Home Parenting Expert Na Zhang Na Zhang,PhD, MEd

Challenges & Solutions

Mindful practice deepens our awareness and helps us act wisely as parents, even in stressful times. When we bring kindness and present-moment attention to ourselves and our relationships with our child(ren), we can see and accept our own imperfections and our past experiences (even the painful ones). This helps us support our children with more awareness and connection. 

Mindful parenting is an inner practice that can be simply embedded in our daily life and is waiting for you to discover. You will learn how scientists have defined and studied mindful parenting. This new research explores the relationships between parents’ mindfulness and children’s well-being. This area of study also teaches us about best practices in everyday parenting. You will hear some of the most recent findings on the positive effects of mindfulness on our psychological and physical wellbeing, especially how mindfulness may affect our stress physiology. You will also gain mindfulness techniques you can use in everyday parenting. 

Ages
All, Mental Health School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
calm confidence motivation
Recorded Workshop

Stress and Your Reaction: Make Personal Changes for More Peace at Home

June 04, 2024 12:00 pm EDT/EST
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Expert

Peace at Home Parenting Expert Aaron Weintraub Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor

Challenges & Solutions

Maybe you call it stress, maybe you call it anxiety. But we all know that many of us are worn out from just surviving and looking for ways to thrive.  

First, a quick biology lesson. When stress overwhelms your coping capacity, your body goes into “fight or flight” mode. Your body’s response (feeling activated) is intended to feel unpleasant (anxiety) enough to drive you to take action to resolve the situation in as short a time as possible.

However, work and family situations can seem like they cannot be resolved and we may be chronically “fired up.” This leads to our bodies stimulating even more of a physiological response to regain control and we become “hyperactivated” (or angry) at ourselves or others or both. Sound familiar?   This workshop will help you evaluate your personal and family practices in order to make some much-needed changes to how you respond to stress.

  • Click the button above to watch the recording of this workshop previously hosted.  Come learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence. If you are looking for more support email our Parent Guides at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.
  • For additional support, check out the Quick Video Solutions Library, Parenting Principles for Progress not Perfection. Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including The Kids are Not Alright: 7 Steps to Make Your Home Their Safe Place, Be Your Child’s Calm Center: Techniques to Calm the Brain.
Ages
All, Mental Health All, Parent Wellbeing School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
anxiety family stress
Recorded Workshop

Everyday Connection to Support Your Kids’ Mental Health

May 07, 2024 12:00 pm EDT/EST
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Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW Peace at Home Parenting Expert Aaron Weintraub Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor

Challenges & Solutions

The parent-child relationship is the most powerful mental health intervention known to humankind.  – Bessel van der Kolk, MD 

Learning loss, undeveloped social-emotional skills, soaring anxiety, depression and self-harm are among the many issues our children are facing. Post-pandemic parenting is not for the faint of heart. While you are struggling to maintain your own wellbeing, meet work demands and care for your family, your kids are dealing with challenges that are more intense than we have ever imagined. Where do you start and what really matters?

The good and bad news is that your everyday interactions with your child have a powerful influence on their emotional wellbeing. But what kinds of interactions really make a difference? And why do they matter?

This workshop will highlight the nature of stress as it relates to your children, the impact of family conflict, and the power of everyday connection and joy. Without recognizing that certain behaviors tell a story about your child’s unmet needs or the mismatch between our expectations and our kids’ capacities, it’s easy to miss important signs and symptoms. Sometimes we even make things worse in our efforts to remedy the problems. Let’s do this together. 

  • Click the button above to watch the recording of this workshop previously hosted.  Come learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence. If you are looking for more support email our Parent Guides at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.
  • For additional support, check out the Quick Video Solutions Library, Parenting Principles for Progress not Perfection Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including  The kids are Not Alright: 7 Steps to Make Your Home Their Safe Place, Be Your Child’s Calm Center: Techniques to Calm the Brain.
Ages
All, Mental Health Prenatal & Infant School Age School Educator Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
communication cooperation emotions Health/Wellness mental health
Interactive Workshops

Professional Development Workshops

Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW Peace at Home Parenting Expert Amy Alamar Amy Alamar,EdD Peace at Home Parenting Expert Denise Parent Denise Parent,LMFT Peace at Home Parenting Expert Kim Barton Kimberly Barton,Ph.D Peace at Home Parenting Expert JoAnn Robinson JoAnn Robinson,PhD Peace at Home Parenting Expert Cora Megan Cora Megan,MA Peace at Home Expert Marianne Barton Marianne Barton,P.h.D Peace at Home Parenting Expert Tanika Eaves Tanika Eaves,PhD, LCSW, IMH-E® Peace at Home Parenting Expert Hanna Brinkhaus Hanna Brinkhaus,MA, LCSW Peace at Home Parenting Expert Jennifer Dealy Jennifer Dealy,PhD, LMFT

Challenges & Solutions

Peace At Home offers professional development that is practical, research-informed, and deeply compassionate. Our workshops support educators, clinicians, family advocates, and school staff to expand knowledge, apply effective strategies, and strengthen their relationships with families. Whether you’re working in early childhood education, school-based mental health, or parent engagement, you’ll leave with tools that make an immediate impact—and insights that support your own well-being too.

Ages
All, Mental Health All, Parent Wellbeing Prenatal & Infant School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
professional development
Quick Video Solution Library

Protect Your Child’s Mental Health

Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW Peace at Home Parenting Expert Denise Parent Denise Parent,LMFT Peace at Home Parenting Expert Aaron Weintraub Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor Peace at Home Parenting Expert Kim Barton Kimberly Barton,Ph.D

Challenges & Solutions

Our Solution Series Libraries are developed around a specific parenting challenge. Each Series includes a collection of hand-picked, easily digestible (15 min+/-) videos which unlock a key piece of the parenting puzzle. Read our summary of this Series below then click on each lesson to access the class description, video, handouts, and information about our Expert(s).

Mental health literacy is the ability to prevent, recognize and cope with mental health conditions.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health disorders were the most common diseases of childhood. Some are even declaring a pediatric mental health emergency. Whether your child is doing fine and you want to prevent future mental health issues, your child just doesn’t seem like their usual self, or your child has actually declared suicidal thoughts, you can help. 

“The parent-child relationship is the most powerful mental health intervention known to humankind.”  – Bessel van de Kolk

In an era of heightened mental health challenges among children and adolescents, this library serves as a powerful resource for parents seeking to nurture their child’s overall well-being. Grounded in the profound impact of the parent-child relationship, this collection empowers you with the knowledge and strategies to foster a positive, mentally-healthy environment in your family. Gain insights into recognizing early signs of distress, understanding the interplay between your mental health and your child’s, and implementing proactive approaches to promote emotional resilience.

Start with our Quick Video Solutions – easy-to-watch clips with expert tips and handouts. Click on a title below to access the video and handouts. 

Bookmark our Protecting Your Child’s Mental Health Resource Guide – your parenting GPS, connecting you to quick videos, helpful handouts, live workshops, and expert tips, all grounded in research and real-life success.

At Peace at Home, we believe in progress, not perfection. Parenting is a journey, and we’re here to walk it with you. With the right tools and compassionate support, you can parent with clarity and confidence. Let’s do this together.

Disclaimer: Information shared by Peace at Home Parenting experts is not intended as a replacement for clinical mental health services. Your pediatrician can suggest clinical services or if your child is in crisis, go to your nearest hospital emergency room, call 911 or call 988 the US Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Ages
All, Mental Health School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
communication emotions Health/Wellness mental health Neurodiversity (ADHD/ASD)
Recorded Workshop

Post Pandemic Parenting: You Can’t Hack Everyday Interactions that Really Matter to Your Child

January 18, 2024 12:00 pm EDT/EST
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Expert

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

The parent-child relationship is the most powerful mental health intervention known to humankind.  – Bessel van der Kolk, MD 

Learning loss, undeveloped social-emotional skills, soaring anxiety, depression and self-harm are among the many issues our children are facing. Post-pandemic parenting is not for the faint of heart. While you are struggling to maintain your own wellbeing, meet work demands and care for your family at the same time, your kids are dealing with challenges that are more intense than we have ever imagined. Where do you start and what really matters?

The good and bad news is that your everyday interactions with your child have a powerful influence on their emotional wellbeing. But what kinds of interactions really make a difference? And why do they matter?

This workshop highlights the nature of stress as it relates to your children, the impact of family conflict, and the power of everyday connection and joy. Without recognizing that certain behaviors tell a story about your child’s unmet needs or the mismatch between our expectations and our kids’ capacities, it’s easy to miss important signs and symptoms. Sometimes we even make things worse in our efforts to remedy the problems. Let’s do this together. 

  • Click the button above to watch the recording of this workshop previously hosted.  Come learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence. If you are looking for more support email our Parent Guides at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.
  • For additional support, check out the Quick Video Solutions Library, Parenting Principles for Progress not Perfection Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including  The kids are Not Alright: 7 Steps to Make Your Home Their Safe Place, Be Your Child’s Calm Center: Techniques to Calm the Brain. 
Ages
All, Mental Health All, Parent Wellbeing School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
communication cooperation emotions Health/Wellness mental health