Classes appropriate for children ages 6 – 13 (language and level of sophistication will vary according to age/developmental status of child)
Worry Less
- Parent(s) – History; preparing for success
- Child and parent(s) – Brain alarms and false alarms; quieting the amygdala
- Child and parent(s) – Externalizing, greeting and disobeying Worry
- Child and parent(s) – The worry equation; doing hard things on purpose; exposure
- Parent(s) – Tapering accommodations; using new skills
Bendy Brains
- Parent(s) – History; preparing for success
- Child and parent(s) – Brain alarms; quieting the amygdala
- Child and parent(s) – Problem-solving (5 easy steps)
- Child and parent(s) - Re-wiring for cognitive flexibility
- Parent(s) – Validating feelings; setting limits; coaching children to use new skills
Grateful Head
- Parent(s) - History; preparing for success
- Child and parent(s) – The No/Yes experiment; getting back to your Yes Brain
- Child and parent(s) – The negative thinking bias; automatic thoughts, second thoughts and finding what's right
- Child and parent(s) – The connection between thoughts and feelings; re-wiring for positive thinking
- Parent(s) – Validating feelings; coaching children to use new skills
Temper Tamers
- Parent(s) – History; preparing for success
- Child and parent(s) – The Upstairs Brain and the Downstairs Brain
- Child and parent(s) – Dousing the fire; growing a fuse
- Child and parent(s) – Identifying triggers; shifting from the Downstairs Brain to the Upstairs Brain
- Parent(s) – Validating feelings; coaching children to use new skills
Super Sleepers
- Parent(s) – History; preparing for success
- Child and parent(s) – Developing a good bedtime routine
- Child and parent(s) – Dealing with fears, busy brains and other things that get in the way
- Child and parent(s) – How to stay in bed (alone!)
- Parent(s) – Removing accommodations; coaching children to use new skills
Fee per 50-minute class – $150
Pay ahead for the full course – $700 (save $50)
Siblings welcome to participate for 1/3 more ($200/class) as long as children are close in age