Course Category: Parenting Essentials

Live Class

Omnicom Exclusive: Working from Home While Caring for Kids: Strategies That Work

February 3, 2022 1:00 pm EDT

Expert

Amy Alamar,EdD

Challenges & Solutions

Join us for this expert-led live class exclusively for Omnicom. A recording of the class with handouts will be available once the class is complete.

Where we work affects how we work and while we may enjoy some of the convenience of working from home, we also can run up against the challenge of living where we work. There are many emotions tangled in the day-to-day and also in the uncertainty and lack of control. We are here to help you strike the balance between professional productivity and peaceful parenting – all from home.

In this class we will help you to:

  • Find perspective
  • Identify strategies  to build resilience
  • Define your expectations and understand limits
  • Make it work –  Finding your routine
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Parenting Essentials PreNatal Infant School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
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rules/routines technology
Facebook Live

Facebook Live College Acceptances, Rejections and Launch

January 11, 2022 8:00 pm EDT

Experts

Ruth Freeman,LCSW Aaron Weintraub,MS, Chief Product Officer Amy Alamar,EdD

Challenges & Solutions

Join hosted Facebook Live panel discussion. Read our summary of this discussion below then click on the lesson to access the video and information about our Experts.

College acceptance and rejections are an emotional roller coaster of anticipation, elation, and disappointment. If you remember trying to guess the contents of your college decision envelope by how thick it was, some things have changed. While college decisions may be delivered through email, web portals, or even instagram now, the emotional experience is the same. How do you prepare them and how do you prepare yourself? After this class you will be able to:

  • Support your child navigate the big emotions of the application process
  • Make decisions about the next steps
  • Determine when college is not the next step
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Parenting Essentials Teens & Young Adults
Tags
college communication rejections
Live Class

Anxious Children: What Really Helps? (MIT)

March 9, 2022 12:00 pm EDT

Expert

Aaron Weintraub,MS, Chief Product Officer

Challenges & Solutions

Join us for this expert-led live class exclusively for MIT. A recording of the class with handouts will be available once the class is complete.

Does any of this sound like your child? 

  • Clinging, crying and/or tantrums when you separate 
  • Excessive shyness, avoiding social situations 
  • Constant worry 
  • Avoiding situations or places because of fears 
  • Complaints of frequent stomach aches or headaches 
  • Sudden and frequent panic attacks 

Your child may be struggling with anxiety. And you may feel frustrated and helpless. You are not alone. One in three children will experience an anxiety disorder before adulthood. Unless treated, many will grow up to be anxious adults. This class will help you better understand the nature of anxiety, refrain from reinforcing your child’s distress by accommodating behaviors, and apply simple strategies to handle day to day challenges. 

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Parenting Essentials School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
communication emotions mental health special needs
Recorded Class

Parenting Check-Up: New Year’s Resolutions and Beyond

January 18, 2022 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Previously hosted live class. Access the recording and handouts by clicking on the Course Lesson below.

Even the most positive parents lose their way from time to time. The most amazing and challenging part of being a parent is that as soon as you think you have it figured out, your child goes and changes! This session will be a time to reflect on the big picture and assess what you want to keep about your parenting approaches and where you want to make some specific, positive changes. 

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Parenting Essentials PreNatal Infant School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
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communication cooperation discipline emotions rules/routines
Live Class

Omnicom Exclusive class: Keep Calm and Pass it on: How to help your child deal with stress

February 11, 2022 1:00 pm EDT

Expert

Dana Asby,MA, MEd

Challenges & Solutions

Join us for this expert-led live class exclusively for Omnicom. A recording of the class with handouts will be available once the class is complete.

Everyone encounters stress and it can actually be good for our bodies and brains—if we know how to cope with it. Learn a variety of techniques to reduce your stress, in the moment and over the long term.

After this session, educators and parents will be able to:

Apply practical strategies to teach children about how their brain works and what they can do to optimize brain health

Practice effective stress reduction techniques you can teach to children

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Parenting Essentials School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
communication emotions mental health
Live Class

Find Time For Fitness When There’s No Time At All

March 16, 2022 8:00 pm EDT

Expert

Stephanie Rondeau,MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, CHC

Challenges & Solutions

Join us for this expert led live class. A recording of the class with handouts will be available once the class is complete.

We parents of young children have too much to do and not enough time to do it. So certain things fall off the to-do list, and fitness is usually one of the first to go. At the same time, we know deep down that we are more patient and positive when we take at least good enough care of ourselves. 

Join us for this quick, practical class that will focus on results so that you will be able to:

● Apply strategies to quickly include fitness into your day 

● Identify fun ways to include kids in your workouts 

● Improvise new approaches when the perfect workout just isn’t possible.

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Parenting Essentials PreNatal Infant School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
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Health/Wellness
Live Class

You Have Questions, We Have Answers. On the Spot, Monthly Q&A with Ruth

March 15, 2022 12:00 pm EDT

Expert

Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Join us for this expert led live class.

Got questions? Bring them on! Applying new parenting approaches often requires support. You may be changing parenting practices that have been handed down from generation to generation and we’ve got your back as doubts and frustrations may arise. And I promise, other parents will benefit when you have the courage to share your questions.  Join me, Ruth E Freeman, LCSW, founder of Peace at Home Parenting. My passion is helping parents.

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Parenting Essentials PreNatal Infant School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
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co-parenting communication cooperation discipline independence teen safety
Live Class

In the Trenches: Navigate Challenging CoParenting Relationships

February 18, 2022 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

Jennifer Dealy,PhD, LMFT

Challenges & Solutions

Join us for this expert led live class. A recording of the class with handouts will be available once the class is complete.

Co-parenting is often a challenge for parents living apart. The impact of constant stress and arguments can be exhausting. This course will help you recognize factors that interfere with cooperative co-parenting and provide you with concrete strategies to reduce conflict. 

By the end of this live online class parents will be able to: 

● Identify factors that keep conflict going 

● Identify and revise harmful conflict cycles 

● Develop a successful co-parenting plan 

● Apply skills to help you manage co-parenting stress 

● Apply effective strategies to manage conflict 

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Parenting Essentials PreNatal Infant School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
co-parenting
Live Class

Free Class: Take the Stress Out of Parenting

February 10, 2022 12:00 pm EDT

Expert

Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Join us for this expert led live class. A recording of the class with handouts will be available once the class is complete.

Parent stress has dramatically increased since the start of the pandemic, but children’s essential needs haven’t really changed. 

Parents are less stressed when they recognize myths that may cause family conflict and understand what’s most important to help raise thriving, cooperative children. And, good news, kids are more cooperative when they feel positively connected with their parents. 

This live online class will help you understand and apply: 

● Communication skills that build strong parent-child connections 

● Parent behaviors that help kids cope with stress and develop self-control
● Effective discipline approaches that reduce misbehavior and increase cooperation. 

You will have a chance to ask questions and get expert solutions on the spot. You will also receive helpful cheat sheets to guide you when trying new approaches.

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Parenting Essentials PreNatal Infant School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
communication cooperation emotions rules/routines
Recorded Class

Be Your Child’s Emotions Coach – Every day Emotions to Red Flags

January 20, 2022 12:00 pm EDT

Expert

Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Previously hosted live class. Access the recording and handouts by clicking on the Course Lesson below.

Are you sometimes overwhelmed by your child’s feelings? Does your child have trouble verbalizing his/her emotions? Do their displays of emotion seem like misbehavior to you? 

A better relationship with your child starts with emotional intelligence. 

Emotional intelligence increases children’s self-worth and cooperation, it improves communication and strengthens the parent-child connection. Family conflict decreases with strong emotional intelligence and it impacts all of your child’s future relationships. 

Participants will be able to: 

● Respond to children’s emotions effectively 

● Help children manage their emotions 

● Teach children problem solving skills 

● Express emotions in ways that help children respond positively 

● Apply communication skills that increase peace at home

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Parenting Essentials School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
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communication emotions