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Holidays and seasonal transitions can bring both joy and stress—for kids and caregivers alike. These workshops help families manage expectations, navigate big changes, and stay connected through life’s many ups and downs. Whether you're preparing for a holiday, new school year, or a shift in family dynamics, you'll find meaningful strategies to support resilience, calm, and connection all year long.
Interactive Workshops
Meaningful Holidays: What Do Kids Really Want and What Really Matters?
What do kids actually remember about the holidays? This workshop explores research-backed ways to create meaningful traditions, reduce pressure, and focus on what truly matters—it’s not how it looks but how it feels that counts! Parents will discover ways to plan along with kids to create meaningful holidays.
Lighten the Load on Holiday Stress (Halloween through New Year's)
From Halloween sugar crashes to New Year burnout, the holidays can wear parents down. This workshop helps families lower expectations, set boundaries, and focus on connection. They will discover ways to make the season more joyful—and less overwhelming—for everyone.
Help Your Child Stay Calm During the Excitement of the Holiday Season
Holiday stress is contagious. This workshop gives parents simple tools to reduce overwhelm, prepare kids for changes in routine, and preserve a sense of calm and security—even when things get hectic.
Is Your College Student Coming Home for the Holidays? Let’s Talk!
Reuniting for the holidays can be joyful—and unexpectedly tense. In this workshop parents learn how to manage expectations, maintain connection, and create a peaceful homecoming that works for everyone.
Fertility and the Holidays
Holiday gatherings can be especially painful for those experiencing fertility challenges. This workshop helps parents and hopeful parents set healthy boundaries, honor grief, and reduce stress during a season that can feel isolating.
Cultivate Gratitude and Spirituality with Kids of All Ages
Gratitude is more than saying “thank you”—it’s a mindset that helps kids thrive. This workshop explores how to nurture appreciation, purpose, and joy in your child’s everyday life. Parents will learn simple ways to foster gratitude and build deeper family connections.
Parenting Check-Up: New Year’s Resolutions and Beyond
The new year is a chance to reflect on your parenting with curiosity and intention. This workshop helps parents take stock of what’s working, where they’d like to grow, and how to create realistic, positive change.
Make a Summer Plan to Build Optimism and Resilience
Summer should feel like a break—but without structure, it can feel chaotic. In this workshop parents learn how to create a simple, flexible family plan that balances fun, connection, and growth for this special season.
Money and Kids: Raise Financially Responsible Children
Teaching kids about money doesn’t have to be stressful. This workshop provides age-appropriate strategies to raise financially responsible children and build lifelong money skills through planned routines and conversations.
Navigate Change: Support Your Child Through Seasons of Transition
Whether it’s switching schools, moving homes, or experiencing family changes, transitions can be tough. Kids, and even adults sometimes, aren’t really built for change. This workshop helps parents guide children through change with empathy, consistency, and confidence.
Back to School Anxiety
Returning to school after a break can stir up stress for the whole family. In this workshop parents and caregivers learn how to prepare emotionally and practically, so children start the school year with optimism—and so do the grown-ups!
Spring Cleaning: Routines, Chores, and Family Meetings
Resetting routines can bring more ease and less nagging. In this workshop attendees discover how to use family meetings and shared responsibilities to improve cooperation and create a calmer, more connected and cooperative home life.
Dad, Let’s Talk: Give Your Child the Attention They Crave
Fatherhood comes with expectations—both cultural and personal—that can be challenging and even be barriers to father-child relationships. This workshop helps dads build strong emotional bonds with their children and create rituals that support peaceful, engaged parenting.
Fathers and Children: Tuning Into Your Story for Closer Connections
Many dads want to be more emotionally connected but aren’t always sure how. This workshop helps fathers recognize the influences of their own upbringing and embrace their unique parenting role. Dads will gain confidence and simple tools to strengthen bonds and support their child’s development.
Lighten Mom's Mental Load to Boost Kids' Mental Health
When moms carry it all, burnout follows—and kids feel the effects. This workshop supports moms and dads to work together on setting boundaries, asking for help, and prioritizing well-being. A lighter mental load means more connection, presence, and emotional stability for the whole family.
Rebalance Chores at Home and Reignite Your Relationship with Your Partner
Unequal household responsibilities can create tension and disconnect. This workshop offers practical tools for building equity, reducing resentment, and creating a more balanced, joyful partnership.
Returning to Work After Holiday/Vacation Disruptions
Shifting from family mode back to work mode isn’t always easy. This workshop offers strategies to ease transitions, set boundaries, and carry some of that vacation spirit into the everyday routine.
Celebrate and Support Your Teen Through End-of-Year Milestones
Graduations, exams, proms—teens feel the pressure as the school year winds up. This workshop helps parents balance celebration with emotional support and safety guidelines during major transitions. They will discover ways to honor their teen’s growth while managing stress and expectations.
Bridging the Generation Gap: Strengthening Grandparent-Parent Relationships
Different generations often have different ideas about parenting. This workshop helps parents and grandparents find common ground, reduce conflict, and create a stronger family team. When caregivers align, kids feel safer and more supported.
