parenting program
Which of these describes you?
I am a parent of a 3-5 year old. I am looking for help with any combination of the following:
- Potty training
- Meal planning
- Kindergarten prep
- Communicating feelings
- Accepting no
I am a parent of a 5-10 year old. I want my child to know how to:Â
- Keep stress low and maximize their ability to be happy, healthy, and successful.
- Problem-solve effectively
- Have empathy for both themselves and others
- Be self-driven, without being anxious about not being enough
- Be focused and organized
- Take care of themselves, physically, mentally, and in relationships
Coaching Sessions
Online Courses
Workshops
Personalized Learning
Coaching Program
Be guided through teaching your child the skills they need to be emotionally and socially successful.
Our brain reacts to situations with emotional responses all the time. The amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for emotions, is able to act without the part of our brain that thinks giving it the go ahead. This is important because if we are crossing the street and a car starts coming towards us, for example, we don’t want to waste time thinking- we want our brain to scream danger and react instinctively to protect ourselves. However, the rest of the time, if we want to think before we react, we actually have to teach our brain to route our response through the thinking part of our brain instead of going straight to feeling. For some people, this is relatively easy to do without a lot of thought. For others, it’s harder- either because of their brains natural tendency towards worrying too much (or not caring enough), or because life circumstances are especially hard for some reason. If we teach our kids concrete ways to manage feelings at a young age, we don’t have to worry they won’t be prepared for whatever life hands them.
OneStep Wellness offers a coaching program for parents to learn the skills their child needs and address any specific challenges they might be having. For children able to sit still and listen for 10 minutes at a time without being engaged in another activity, they can be included in some of the sessions for skills practice, if desired.
If we teach our kids concrete ways to manage feelings at a young age, we don't have to worry they won't be prepared for whatever life hands them.
Sharing wisdom
Mindfulness Workshops
Learn how to teach your child the skills they need to be emotionally and socially successful.
Mindfulness is about being aware of yourself- your thoughts, feelings, behaviors- and choosing how to respond instead of simply reacting without thinking.
Without that awareness, we tend to develop bad habits, such as doing what makes others happy even if it is bad for us, avoiding making changes we need to be more successful, or getting defensive instead of being able to communicate effectively. Over time, we develop beliefs about what we need to worry about, what things we are/aren’t good at, what we can/cannot handle. We want our children to learn from experiences in a way that brings them more success and happiness, not create baggage they have to carry around.
When a child learns to recognize what an emotion is and choose how to respond in a healthy way, they learn to navigate situations effectively while minimizing stress. They learn to accept the discomfort life often brings without being overwhelmed by it and to face head-on what needs to be done without avoiding the issue until it is bigger than it needs to be. This reduces behaviors of procrastination, pushing emotions down instead of dealing with them, giving into peer pressure, and being overly self-critical.
We want our children to learn from experiences in a way that brings them more success and happiness, not create baggage they have to carry around.
Self-exploration
Online courses
Guide yourself through your learning, with support along the way.
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