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Course Category: Teens & Young Adults

Recorded Discussion

Family Gatherings and Everyday Conversations: Let’s Talk About Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

November 06, 2023 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW Peace at Home Parenting Expert Cornelius Holmes Cornelius Holmes,LPC, NCC

Challenges & Solutions

When your child approaches you to share or process their thoughts and feelings about gender identity or sexual orientation they are trusting you with their deepest sense of self. These conversations can spark fears for their wellbeing and it can be a struggle in that moment to know how to respond without rejecting or discounting their experience. These issues may challenge your values or beliefs. It might seem that being “straight” isn’t cool and your child wants to explore other options to be more like their friends.

As the holidays approach, you can anticipate that these issues may come up at the dinner table with your extended family. And that might be yet another trigger for you.

Listen in on Peace At Home founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW and Experts Cornelius Holmes, LPC, NCC for a conversation that will prepare you for an open, ongoing dialogue with your child or teen that is candid, authentic and supportive.

  • Click the play button below to watch this previously recorded discussion.
  • 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
School Age Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication emotions independence LGBTQ+
Recorded Discussion

What Does it Mean to Affirm My Child’s Gender? And Why is That Important?

June 07, 2023 1:00 pm EDT/EST

Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Founder and Expert Ruth Freeman Ruth Freeman,LCSW Peace at Home Expert Lisa Day Lewis Lisa Day-Lewis (she/her/hers),LPC-A, MEd Peace at Home Parenting Expert Hanna Brinkhaus Hanna Brinkhaus,MA, LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Whether your child identifies as LGBTQIA+ or you just want to help your kids be more aware and accepting of the range of identities around them, this session will help. You will gain more awareness about gender identity for yourself and learn action steps you can take to support your kids with regard to this issue as well. 

Peace At Home founder, Ruth E. Freeman, LCSW, PFLAG leader Lisa Day-Lewis, MEd and Peace At Home teacher, Hanna Brinkhaus, LCSW explores this complex and important issue related to children and adolescents’ development and mental health.

  • Click the play button below to watch this previously recorded discussion.
  • 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
School Age Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication identity LGBTQ+
Recorded Workshop

LGBTQ+ What to Say to Your Child and How to Communicate it with Love and Acceptance (2025)

March 17, 2023 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

Peace at Home Parenting Expert Acey Neel Acey Neel,MA, LPC

Challenges & Solutions

Does the idea of talking with your child about sexual orientation and gender identity feel difficult or even a little scary? These issues can be daunting for both kids and parents. And the changing ways that many in our society see gender identity and sexual orientation can cause further confusion and unrest.  Your child will look to you for guidance about how to feel and act. This class will help you prepare for an open, ongoing dialogue with your child or teen that is candid, authentic and supportive.

  • Click the play button below to watch the recording of this previously hosted workshop.  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, LGBTQ and Gender Essentials Library. Explore all the Video Solutions and Handouts designed and delivered by Peace at Home experts. 
Ages
School Age Teens & Young Adults
Tags
communication identity LGBTQ+
Recorded Workshop

Coming Out Together: Parenting Your Magical LGBTQIA+ Kid, Session 3 (2025)

June 19, 2023 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Expert Acey Neel Acey Neel,MA, LPC Peace at Home Parenting Expert Colleen K Vesely Colleen K. Vesely,Ph.D.

Challenges & Solutions

Session 3 Pulling it All Together: Questions, Stories and How to Keep Growing and Learning Alongside Your Magical LGBTQIA+ Child

Hear experiences, fears, successes and everything in between in this safe space guided by two seasoned and compassionate experts. Feel supported and maybe even transformed as you learn new ways of seeing your child’s world and protecting them through the power of your connection.  Refer back to the first two sessions in this series for knowledge and support.

  • Session 1 – Aren’t They Too Young to Make These Decisions—What’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity?
  • Session 2  – How Can I Stay Connected to my LGBTQIA+ Child through Open and Loving Communication? (And Why My Child’s Life May Depend on That)
  • Click the play button below to watch the recording of this previously hosted workshop.  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, LGBTQ+ and Gender Essentials. Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes.
Ages
School Age Teens & Young Adults
Tags
identity LGBTQ+
Recorded Workshop

Coming Out Together: Parenting Your Magical LGBTQIA+ Kid, Session 2 (2025)

May 15, 2023 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Expert Acey Neel Acey Neel,MA, LPC Peace at Home Parenting Expert Colleen K Vesely Colleen K. Vesely,Ph.D.

Challenges & Solutions

Session 2 How Can I Stay Connected to my LGBTQIA+ Child through Open and Loving Communication? (And Why My Child’s Life May Depend on That) Continue to explore important issues as we focus on parenting strategies for connection with and understanding your LGBTQIA+ child. You’ll learn about the ways that you can protect your child’s mental health and wellbeing through your parenting approaches.

  • Watch the recording of Session 3 – Pulling it All Together: Questions, Stories and How to Keep Growing and Learning Alongside Your Magical LGBTQIA+ Child
  • Watch the recording of Session 1 Aren’t They Too Young to Make These Decisions, What’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identify?
  • Click the play button below to watch the recording of this previously hosted workshop.  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, LGBTQ+ and Gender Essentials. Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes.
Ages
School Age Teens & Young Adults
Tags
identity LGBTQ+
Recorded Workshop

Coming Out Together: Parenting Your Magical LGBTQIA+ Kid, Session 1 (2025)

April 17, 2023 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Experts

Peace at Home Parenting Expert Acey Neel Acey Neel,MA, LPC Peace at Home Parenting Expert Colleen K Vesely Colleen K. Vesely,Ph.D.

Challenges & Solutions

You are invited to our three part series on Coming Out Together: Parenting Your Magical LGBTQIA+ Kid.    Confused about how your child views their own sex and gender? Worried that your child won’t be accepted and safe? You are not alone. Listen in on informative and authentic conversations facilitated by two Peace At Home experts who are parents as well as professionals in the fields of child development, mental health, and family science. Give your child and yourself the gift of opening up to see the world through your child’s eyes and recognizing what they need from you in order to thrive.

Click the links below to watch each of the three sessions in the series:

  • Watch our first session Aren’t They Too Young to Make These Decisions—What’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity? In the first workshop of the series, we discuss LGBTQIA+ basic terminology with a focus on the distinction between sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. We explore how social media has transformed the landscape of identity and how we as parents can nurture our own growth alongside the growth of our children.
  • Click the play button below to watch the recording of this previously hosted workshop.  Learn proven, effective solutions that quickly produce positive results giving you more clarity and confidence. 
  • Click here to watch Session 2 – How Can I Stay Connected to my LGBTQIA+ Child through Open and Loving Communication? (And Why My Child’s Life May Depend on it)
  • Click here to watch Session 3 – Pulling it All Together: Questions, Stories and How to Keep Growing and Learning Alongside Your Magical LGBTQIA+ Child
  • 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, LGBTQ+ and Gender Essentials. Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes.
Ages
School Age Teens & Young Adults
Tags
identity LGBTQ+
Recorded Workshop

How to help your Child with Special Needs to Make Friends (2025)

May 10, 2022 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

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

Challenges & Solutions

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

Does your child have trouble making and keeping friends? 

Are you unsure about how to help? 

We all hope that our children will make meaningful connections with peers and mentors. When they struggle with making friends it is difficult not to worry. Often, our first instinct is to try to teach specific social skills and manners but the truth is that strong relationships come from the inside out. What we call charisma can be broken down into empathy and confidence. Self-awareness and self-acceptance are the foundation of your child’s social life.

  • Click the play button below to watch or just listen to the recording of this previously hosted workshop.  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, ADHD and Autism: Help Your Child Thrive Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including  Positive Discipline for Children with ADHD: Understand Your Child’s Brain,  Help Your Child with Autism to Make Friends
Ages
School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
communication friendships Neurodiversity (ADHD/ASD)
Recorded Workshop

ADHD: 7 Steps to More Cooperation and Less Conflict (2025)

May 30, 2023 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

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

Challenges & Solutions

Parenting a child with ADHD can be difficult at times, but you don’t have to face these challenges alone. Join us to discuss strategies to increase cooperation and decrease conflict with your child. In this virtual workshop, we discuss the characteristics that define ADHD and how it can lead to behavioral issues. Learn about environments and situations which may escalate these behaviors. Listen to practical strategies that you can use to improve cooperation and your connection with your child.

  • Click the play button below 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, ADHD and Autism: Help Your Child Thrive. Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including  Positive Discipline for Children with ADHD: Understand Your Child’s Brain,  Help Your Child with Autism to Make Friends.
Ages
School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
adhd autism communication cooperation discipline emotions Neurodiversity (ADHD/ASD)
Recorded Workshop

Understand and Support Your Neurodivergent Child: From Misbehavior to Stress Response (2025)

February 15, 2024 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

Peace At Home Parenting Expert Michelle Sebak, Our Experts Michelle Sebak,MS

Challenges & Solutions

We often view kids’ challenging behaviors as misbehavior – that is on purpose or even manipulation to gain or avoid something. This point of view is sadly common in families and even in schools. In order to correct the behavior we don’t want, we tend to “discipline” our children which commonly means consequences, time-outs or punishment. Even though largely outdated and sometimes harmful, most adults believe that these approaches “teach” children to behave in more appropriate or expected ways. 

In contrast, science tells us that what is often viewed as misbehavior is actually a stress response. When a child feels stressed or unsafe on the inside, challenging behaviors are what we see on the outside. And neurodivergent children, like those with Autism or ADHD, are even more vulnerable to feeling stressed than neurotypical children. Let’s work on this together.

  • Click the play button below to watch tor just listen to he recording of this previously hosted workshop.  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,  ADHD and Autism: Help Your Child Thrive Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including  Help Your Child with Autism to Make Friends,  Positive Discipline for Children with ADHD: Understand Your Child’s Brain
Ages
School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
communication safety support
Recorded Workshop

Parenting Children with Special Needs: ADHD, Autism & Anxiety (2025)

April 30, 2024 12:00 pm EDT/EST

Expert

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

Challenges & Solutions

Are you wondering why your child with ADHD or Autism displays certain troubling behaviors? Are you feeling lost on how to parent in these moments? You are not alone. Join us to learn why your child behaves this way and how to manage challenging situations. Many parents try punishment or persuasion to help misbehaving or withdrawn children to improve their behavior. You have likely discovered that these methods are not especially effective, particularly with children who display special needs. This virtual workshop provides practical tools and strategies to help you achieve the stronger connections and positive behaviors you are seeking.

  • Click the play button below 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, Help Your Neurodiverse Child Thrive (ADHD/ASD). Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including Positive Discipline for Children with ADHD: Understand Your Childs Brain, Help Your Child with Autism to Make Friends
Ages
School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tags
adhd communication emotions mental health Neurodiversity (ADHD/ASD)

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