Does your child move into fight, flight, or freeze when stressed or overwhelmed?
Are you concerned about your youngster's ability to stay regulated when they are flooded with difficult emotions?
Do your efforts to calm your child down often make things worse?
Mona Delahooke, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience, a senior faculty member of the Profectum Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting neurodiverse families, a trainer for the LA County Dept. of Mental Health, a member of the American Psychological Association, and holds the highest level of endorsement in the field of infant and toddler mental health in CA, as a Reflective Practice Mentor. Dr. Delahooke has dedicated her career to promoting compassionate, neurodevelopmental interventions for children with developmental, behavioral, emotional, and learning differences. monadelahooke.com
Susan Stiffelman is a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist, teacher and parent educator. She is the author of Parenting Without Power Struggles and Parenting With Presence (an Eckhart Tolle Edition.) Susan offers online events for parents around the world on topics like Raising Tweens and Teens, Parenting in the Digital Age, and Raising Siblings. She hosts a monthly Parenting Without Power Struggles membership group, a support group with Wendy Behary on Co-Parenting with a Narcissist, and the Parenting Without Power Struggles podcast.
- How to help children identify what they're feeling and reach out for help when they're distressed
- The role connection and attunement play in co-regulating a child
- An introduction to polyvagal theory and what is going on in an upset child's brain
- How to create a plan with your child to avoid fight, flight, and freeze reactions to stress and disappointment
- How to monitor nervous system activation to ensure a child's stress is manageable and moving them toward resilience
- The importance of establishing relational safety when children are misbehaving
- Why "top down," cognitive strategies make things worse when a child is frustrated or overwhelmed
- How to help children develop strategies so they can learn to get back to regulated state on their own
- Neuroscience-based tools and strategies for children labeled with ADD, ODD, Sensory issues, Anxiety, and more
- Why identifying our child's sensory preferences can reduce negative behavior
The material covered in this class will help toddlers through teens.
If you are experiencing financial hardship, please email support@susanstiffelman.com for more information.
