Sometimes the most powerful thing is hearing someone else say it first.
You learn from the clinician, yes. But you also learn from each other. From a parent who found words for what you've been feeling. From a child who tried something hard and made it through.
That kind of learning is its own thing.
Parenting with Confidence.
Some parenting moments stop you in your tracks. The meltdown you didn't see coming. The limit you set and then couldn't hold. The feeling that you're somehow making it worse when you're trying so hard to help.
This group is for parents navigating big emotions and challenging behaviour in their children. You'll learn practical tools for setting limits and following through, and you'll do it inside a framework that keeps the relationship front and centre. Because the goal isn't just a calmer household. It's a child who feels held, even in the hard moments.
We draw from the Incredible Years Parenting Program, Collaborative Problem Solving, and attachment-based approaches. Sessions are 90 minutes, delivered virtually through Zoom for Healthcare.
The relationship is the intervention. Everything else follows from there.
What you'll work on together
- Connection and child-directed play
- Effective praise and encouragement
- Collaborative problem solving
- Emotional and social coaching
- Rules, routines, and responsibilities
- Limit setting and natural consequences
Format
Virtual · Zoom
Length
8 weeks · 90 min
Ages
Parents of children 6 to 12
SPACE: Supportive Parenting for Childhood Anxiety.
Anxiety in children rarely stays with the child. It moves through the household. You change your plans to avoid a meltdown. You stay close so they don't spiral. You work so hard to keep things calm that you start to feel like the anxiety is running the family too.
This group is for parents of anxious children in Kindergarten through Grade 6. It is based on the SPACE program, which stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. The focus is on you, not because the anxiety is your fault, but because the way parents respond to a child's anxiety can either keep it in place or help it loosen its grip.
You will learn how to offer support that doesn't accidentally feed the fear, and how to communicate confidence in your child even when you're worried about them yourself. Sessions are 90 minutes, delivered virtually through Zoom for Healthcare.
Children turn to the people they trust most when they are scared. This program works with that, not against it.
What you'll work on together
- Understanding how anxiety works in children
- Recognizing accommodation and why it backfires
- Reducing anxious responses without withdrawing support
- Communicating confidence in your child
- Supporting your child through fear without taking over
- Building a family environment that supports courage
Format
Virtual · Zoom
Length
8 weeks · 90 min
Ages
Parents of children 5 to 18
Helping with Needle Fears.
Needles are one of the most common fears in childhood. For some children, the fear is manageable. For others, it takes over. The anticipation, the avoidance, the meltdown in the waiting room, the appointments that don't happen because getting there feels impossible.
This group is for children aged 8 to 12 and their parents. It was developed by the Pediatric Pain Lab at the University of Guelph and uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help children understand their fear, practice coping skills, and face the thing that scares them. Together, with peers who get it.
Parents attend alongside their child. Each session is 60 minutes, delivered virtually through Zoom for Healthcare.
Fear shrinks when children face it together. That is not a metaphor. It is what we see.
What you'll work on together
- Understanding why fear works the way it does
- Breathing and relaxation strategies
- Cognitive coping and reframing
- Gradual exposure to needle-related situations
- How parents can help without feeding the fear
- Building confidence for real medical appointments
Format
Virtual · Zoom
Length
5 weeks · 60 min
Ages
Children 8 to 12 and their parents
Ready when you are
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