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OMG Exclusive: Fertility Concerns and the Holidays

December 12, 2023 1:00 pm EDT/EST
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Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW

Challenges & Solutions

Navigating fertility issues during the holiday season can be especially challenging. We will explore how to recognize feelings of grief and loss during this season and how to create healthy boundaries with friends and family — including attending gatherings, gift-giving, and sharing information about treatment. Together we will consider strategies for managing the stress of fertility care and treatment during this time of year. We’ll wrap up with a discussion about managing expectations and finding our healthy coping strategies.  

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Quick Video Solution Library

ADHD and Autism: How to Help Your Child Thrive (MPY)

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor

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).

This series addresses ways to support your child with ADHD or Autism with low support needs. Many parents of children with special needs report higher than average levels of stress and conflict. Often anxiety or depression can look like misbehavior. Children with special needs may not respond to the discipline techniques that work for other children. Diagnosis like Autism Spectrum Disorder or ADHD require behavioral support strategies that are specific to each child’s needs. Effective discipline is built on empathy and a balance between flexibility and consistency. It’s time to stop just surviving and get the tools you need to thrive and enjoy your relationship with your child as you support their growth and development.

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Mental Health Knowledge and Skills (MPY)

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Denise Parent,LMFT Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor Avatar photo 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).

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

Even before the Pandemic, mental health disorders were the most common diseases of childhood. Due to the dramatic increase in children and teens entering hospital emergency departments, some are declaring a pediatric mental health emergency. Whether your child is doing fine and you want to prevent future mental health issues, or your child just doesn’t seem like their usual self or has actually declared suicidal thoughts, you can help. 

Increase your awareness so that you can be positive and intentional about your relationship with your child.

Parents with Mental Health Literacy recognize that their own mental health affects their children’s well-being and that children’s behavior is sometimes a call for help. Mental health literacy is the ability to prevent, recognize and cope with mental health conditions.

Disclaimer: Information shared by Peace at Home Parenting teachers 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 or call 911.

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Quick Video Solution Library

Support Your Anxious Child Library (MPY)

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor Avatar photo Dana Asby,MA, MEd Avatar photo Stephanie Rondeau,MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, CHC

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).

Your child may be struggling with anxiety and you might feel frustrated and helpless. You are not alone. In our complicated world, it is important for caregivers to recognize that we are the filters through which our children see the world. And we may pass on our emotional state to our kids. This library offers tools to help you and your children find that calm center that lets us enjoy peaceful, quality time together.

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All, a Parenting Essential PreNatal Infant School Age Teens & Young Adults Toddlers & Preschoolers
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birth emotions Health/Wellness mental health
Quick Video Solution Library

Parenting Principles for Progress not Perfection (MPY)

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor

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).

Peace At Home’s principles are built on decades of research focused on parent-child relationships and positive outcomes for kids.

Give your children and yourself the gift of Peace At Home. Start with these 4 big ideas:

  1. Be Your Child’s Calm Center
  2. Understand Yourself
  3. Focus on Connection and Curiosity
  4. Teach and Model Kindness and Compassion

Put those big ideas into action with these 5 essential strategies to help your family thrive:

  1. Create Rules, Routines, Rhythms and Rituals with Your Family
  2. Recognize the Power of Play and Playfulness
  3. Strengthen Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence
  4. Create Problem Solvers
  5. Signal Safety to Your Child

Read more about Peace at Home’s Parenting Principles and dive in by watching or listening to one of the Quick Video Solutions below.

Peace At Home is possible, one step at a time. Let’s do this together. And remember progress, not perfection.

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Inspire School Success for Elementary, Middle & High School Students (MPY)

Experts

Avatar photo Amy Alamar,EdD Avatar photo Dana Asby,MA, MEd

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).

This Quick Video Solution Library offers inspiration and strategies you can use to help your child enter the classroom with confidence, character, and the tools they need to succeed. Help your child regulate their emotions and communicate effectively so that they can engage and learn. Parents, students, and teachers have all endured a challenging few years that has led to academic and social loss for many. This library covers clear, actionable ways to inspire meaningful conversations and develop routines at home that support social-emotional health, reduce conflict, and foster a sense of gratitude and safety.

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School Age Teens & Young Adults
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academic loss adhd anxiety autism brain development communication current events emotions forgetful gifted students homework messy motivation news organized relationships remote school school school success special needs worries
Recorded Workshop

Omnicom Exclusive: Trans Parents Day: Supporting Trans Parents and Trans Children

November 16, 2023 1:00 pm EDT/EST
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Avatar photo Lisa Day-Lewis (she/her/hers),LPC-A, MEd

Challenges & Solutions

  • Are you a transgender parent wondering about how your gender identity may affect your child? 
  • Are you raising a transgender child and want to know more about how to support them? 

You are not alone. 

The rights and experiences of transgender people have been in the news for several years. But parents of kids who raise questions about their gender may still feel unclear about what kids need from their families as they wrestle with gender identity. Sometimes parents wonder if they cause this struggle. Is it just a phase? And parents may feel strong emotions of grief, confusion and sometimes even fear or anger. 

Parents who are transgender themselves face different but equally important challenges. How will it affect my children if I come out to them? Can it harm or confuse them in any way? In fact, studies indicate that most transgender parents report that their relationships are generally positive, including after coming out as transgender. There is also no evidence that having a transgender parent affects a child’s gender identity or sexual orientation, nor has any impact on other developmental milestones.

Clear communication, strong connection, and love and acceptance go a long way in all relationships. Join us for an in-depth conversation on trans parenting and parenting trans kids. 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, LGBTQ+ and Gender Essentials  Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, LGBTQ+ What Do All Those Letters Mean?
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Quick Video Solution Library

Help Your Child Feel Safe During Frightening Times

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor Avatar photo Dana Asby,MA, MEd Avatar photo Denise Parent,LMFT Avatar photo Tanika Eaves,PhD, LCSW, IMH-E®

Challenges & Solutions

This is a collection of Peace At Home classes that may be helpful at this frightening time. Children of all ages will be turning to their trusted adults to help them understand what is happening around them. We are the filters through which our children see the world. 

Once you have registered for an account, click on a title below to access the solution video and handouts.

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Interactive Workshops

Responding to Our Unpredictable World

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Tanika Eaves,PhD, LCSW, IMH-E® Avatar photo Amy Alamar,EdD Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor

Challenges & Solutions

Peace at Home has been described as a nucleus of parenting and child development knowledge, with a breadth and depth of expertise that is unmatched, and we are ahead of emerging issues impacting parents and their children, responding with compelling content. Our team of advanced degree experts responds quickly to current events, designing and delivering proven solutions to help our clients’ parents navigate unexpected concerns that arise from our unpredictable world.

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Interactive Workshops

2023 Top Picks

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Amy Alamar,EdD Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor Avatar photo Tanika Eaves,PhD, LCSW, IMH-E® Avatar photo Sophie Hornick,MS, CCLS Avatar photo Susan Schaefer,M.Ed., M.A.T.

Challenges & Solutions

Peace at Home designs live interactive workshops around the building blocks of what science tells us helps children thrive and reach their full potential. We design every topic with our Parenting Principles in mind, including ways parents can form more meaningful connections with their children and reduce their own stress in the process. Here are some of our most popular topics this year:

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Interactive Workshops

Parenting, it IS about you

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Jennifer Dealy,PhD, LMFT Avatar photo Dana Asby,MA, MEd

Challenges & Solutions

Embarking on the journey of parenthood begins with you, knowing who you are, understanding how you were raised, and learning self-care. Let Peace at Home help you secure your own oxygen mask and well-being so that you can model positive behaviors for your child, to help you both thrive. Together, we can initiate a ripple effect of positive change for generations to come.

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Interactive Workshops

Parenting Principles

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor

Challenges & Solutions

Peace At Home’s principles are built on decades of research focused on parent-child relationships and positive outcomes for kids. Read more about Peace at Home’s Parenting Principles here. Our experts address ways to incorporate the science of child development and parenting into daily life to help parents build more cooperation and connection with clarity and confidence.

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communication cooperation emotions Health/Wellness independence mental health
Interactive Workshops

Teens & Young Adults

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor Avatar photo Amy Alamar,EdD

Challenges & Solutions

The teenage years can be exciting times of growth, but can be a strain on your relationship. As your child enters the tween and teen years their brain changes in ways that cause them to find their tribe of peers. This may mean that they are less likely to seek the advice and validation of adults but it doesn’t mean they don’t need your calm, consistent guidance.

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Pre-Natal Infant

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Avatar photo JoAnn Robinson,PhD Avatar photo Autumn Cloud-Ingram,LCSW Avatar photo Cora Megan,MA

Challenges & Solutions

The early weeks after birth can be confusing and exhausting while you and your baby learn how to manage feeding and sleeping. Learn about your baby’s early needs and development so you are ready to adapt to life with your newborn. Strategies that balance their needs with yours really make a difference.  Infants thrive when parents recognize temperament, how the baby learns, and how your early weeks together can be enhanced when you create rhythms and routines to care for the baby and yourself. Check out our most popular prenatal-infant workshops:

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School Age

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Amy Alamar,EdD Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor

Challenges & Solutions

School Age Children, who recognize and can manage their emotions as well as recognize and influence the emotions of others, tend to be more successful. You play a big role in teaching your child these important skills, mainly through modeling behavior.

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that through punishment you might scare a child into following directions in the short run, but you don’t get long-term behavior changes. Mountains of research has shown without doubt that children seek connection with their parents and those parents who focus that connection on positive behavior, win more cooperation.  Learn more about the School Age child brain-body-behavior connection and proven solutions to confidently build more connection and cooperation in these live workshop titles.

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Interactive Workshops

LGBTQ+ and Gender Essentials

Experts

Avatar photo Acey Neel,MA, LPC Avatar photo Amy Alamar,EdD Avatar photo Poshi Walker,MSW

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 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 workshops will help you prepare for an open, ongoing dialogue with your child or teen that is candid, authentic and supportive.

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Interactive Workshops

Mental Health Knowledge and Skills

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor Avatar photo Denise Parent,LMFT Avatar photo Kimberly Barton,Ph.D

Challenges & Solutions

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

Even before the Pandemic, mental health disorders were the most common diseases of childhood. Due to the dramatic increase in children and teens entering hospital emergency departments, some are declaring a pediatric mental health emergency. Whether your child is doing fine and you want to prevent future mental health issues, or your child just doesn’t seem like their usual self or has actually declared suicidal thoughts, you can help. 

Increase your awareness so that you can be positive and intentional about your relationship with your child.

Parents with Mental Health Literacy recognize that their own mental health affects their children’s well-being and that children’s behavior is sometimes a call for help. Mental Health Literacy is the ability to prevent, recognize and cope with mental health conditions.

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All, a Parenting Essential
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behavior discipline emotions mental health rules/routines
Interactive Workshops

Middle & High School Success 

Experts

Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Denise Parent,LMFT Avatar photo Amy Alamar,EdD

Challenges & Solutions

The Inspire School Success Workshops for parents of middle and high school children offer inspiration and strategies you can use to help your child enter the classroom with confidence, character, and the tools they need to succeed. Help your tweens and teens regulate their emotions and communicate effectively so that they can engage and learn. Parents, students, and teachers have all endured the challenges of an unusually tough year that has led to academic and social loss for many. This series covers clear, actionable ways to inspire meaningful conversations and develop routines at home that support social-emotional health, reduce conflict, and foster a sense of gratitude and safety.
Gain the information and techniques you need to help your tween or teen confidently enter school as you look towards graduation, the college admissions process, other post-graduate plans and beyond.

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Teens & Young Adults
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college school success
Interactive Workshops

Elementary School Success

Experts

Avatar photo Amy Alamar,EdD Avatar photo Ruth Freeman,LCSW Avatar photo Aaron Weintraub,MS, Curriculum Advisor

Challenges & Solutions

These live workshops offer inspiration and strategies you can use to help your child enter the classroom with confidence, character, and the tools they need to succeed. Help your child regulate their emotions and communicate effectively so that they can engage and learn. Parents, students, and teachers have all endured a challenging few years that has led to academic and social loss for many. These topics cover clear, actionable ways to inspire meaningful conversations and develop routines at home that support social-emotional health, reduce conflict, and foster a sense of gratitude and safety. 

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School Age
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communication independence rules/routines
Recorded Workshop

Is Your College Student Coming Home for the Holidays? Let’s Talk!

November 14, 2023 12:00 pm EDT/EST
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Expert

Avatar photo Marc Lehman,LMFT

Challenges & Solutions

Your student has gone through a lot of changes even in these first months of life away at school. There will be a lot to unpack and it won’t be all laundry. Expect that both you and they may have complicated emotions and even some confusion as you find your new rhythm together. 

Both parents and young adults face unique challenges and adjustments as you all seek to create a harmonious holiday experience together. Join us for a deeper understanding of your college student’s experience. You’ll gain practical tips and important insights on what to expect so you can welcome them home with care and understanding and create a sweet holiday season for the whole family. 

  • 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, Support, Inspire, and Connect  Explore the Video Solutions and Handouts for all the classes including Talking to Teens: Communication for Connection, Positive Connections for More Cooperation for Teens.
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Teens & Young Adults
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