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From Stress to Strength: Parenting Tools for First Responders

October 23, 2025 12:00 pm EDT/EST
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About this Workshop

Being a first responder and a parent means navigating more than just parenting. It can mean balancing high-stress exposure, unpredictable shifts, and emotional wear that can ripple through your family at home. This live, interactive workshop is designed just for you. We’ll tackle the myths and stressors unique to your life—offering straightforward, science-backed communication and discipline strategies that fit your reality.

You’ll gain:

  • Practical tools for daily parenting challenges during busy schedules and emotional upheaval
  • Connection-building techniques proven to keep bonds strong between you and your kids
  • Emotion management strategies that help children—and you—cope with fear, separation, and uncertainty
  • Family rules, routines and rituals that bring stability and belonging in spite of shift work and workplace trauma
  • Coping and resilience-building skills informed by how trauma spills over into family life

Join Peace at Home Founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW and expert Viana Turcios-Cotto, PhD for this interactive session. Ask questions in real-time, receive personalized guidance, and leave with downloadable handouts that describe tools you can put into action immediately. If you have questions or topics you’d like addressed during the session, email us at Solutions@PeaceAtHomeParenting.com.

Click here to register on zoom for this virtual, Interactive workshop.

  • Once you register, look for an email from Zoom with the session link. You will receive Zoom reminders 1 day and then 1 hour before the session. If you have any issues, please email us.
  • After the workshop, Peace at Home will email you a link to the recording, handouts and related resources.
  • For additional support, read our recent blog on parenting as a first responder .
  • Questions? Please email us at Solutions@Peaceathomeparenting.com.

After this workshop, you will be able to:

  • Foster strong, supportive parent-child connections—even during irregular schedules or after tough shifts.
  • Help your kids manage stress and uncertainty, using helpful communication and emotional vocabulary.
  • Establish meaningful rules, routines and rituals (even “mini” ones) that offer security and rhythm, despite unpredictability.
  • Use discipline approaches that are effective and boost cooperation rather than stress.
  • Build your own resilience and mental fitness—so you can show up emotionally available, even when the job takes a toll.

Meet your Instructors

Ruth Freeman

Mental Health, School Age, Relationships,

LCSW
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Viana Turcios-Cotto

Ph.D.
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Topics

  • communication
  • cooperation
  • emotions
  • rules/routines

Age Category

  • All, Mental Health
  • All, Parent Wellbeing
  • Prenatal & Infant
  • School Age
  • Teens & Young Adults
  • Toddlers & Preschoolers