EFT or Emotional Freedom Technique is a super-simple tapping technique you can use to reduce and eliminate stress, trauma trigger buttons, stress-related health conditions, phobias, and almost anything else that has an emotional cause behind it. Jody is trained in the original, classic EFT technique developed by Gary Craig. She teaches it in several of her courses and has courses showing other EFT variations deve...

Today, parents face more stress than ever but might not have learned healthy coping skills from their own parents. Doing the opposite can also be unhealthy. Break the cycle for the next generation by learning how childhood created subconscious patterns and trigger buttons and get tools to reduce stress, deprogram triggers, stay calm and communicate effectively.

Whether you are raising children or supporting parents, or working with people who behave like children, it’s common to see emotions play out in challenging or annoying behaviors. In this interactive webinar, you will get a conversational formula to use in a variety of situations, that helps develop and demonstrate emotional awareness --- both ours and others, personal and professional.

UNLOCK the Secrets to Parenting Success:7 Keys to Building Healthy Family Relationships --- from the Foundation Up! Parenting is quite possibly the most challenging job on earth; it is certainly the most important. It’s also one of the only jobs that involves being totally responsible for taking care of another human being with no required training, preparation or experience!  That’s why, when problems arise, you...

Want to reprogram an anger or stress trigger button? Use this worksheet that walks you through the basic process used in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Use this for yourself or submit a Reprint Request to copy/share in educational settings.

Preventing Child Sexual Abuse (CSA), with Lindsay Burkhardt of Families Flourish of N. Dakota. She will tell you what you can do to prevent CSA, risk factors, red flags to look for, and what to do if you suspect CSA. EVERY parents, grandparent, and family service professional will benefit from attending this FREE webinar!

How can you help your child calm down when you are angry yourself? What if what works for you doesn't work for your child? Wouldn't it be great to figure out before you are angry where you each can go and what you each can do to calm down.

This discussion about the CDC's 10/30/2024 study on teen screen time offers research-based explanations and practical parenting tips. Every parent and family service professional is invited to attend live or watch the replay to learn and share resources.

Here's a collection of our holiday-themed webinar and resources all in one place for you to download for free. Be sure to check out the many informative articles listed in the resource docs. Topics include: Taming the Holiday Gimmees, Using the Santa Threat, Shopping with Children, Embarrassing Gift Receiving Faux Pas, and more!

There's nothing simple about parenting but you can be successful! This new book covers important strategies for positive relationship-building, no matter the age of your child. Using the acronym E.N.R.I.C.H., Dr. Debbie walks you through 14 different topics that support the parent-child relationship. Attending this webinar to find out what E.N.R.I.C.H. entails, hear humorous stories, detailed examples, and practice.

Feeling stressed? Relief is literally at your fingertips! Almost everyone is feeling super-stressed these days, with all the stressors that are impacting our health, economy, children and family relationships, communities, country, and world. Such prolonged stress takes its toll on your physical, emotional and mental health, while drama can drain you or even trigger old traumas, hurts, fears and phobias. This webi...

Bill Shackelford discusses his book "Growing Into Your Parenting Role," which shows you how to lay a strong foundation for a parenting relationship, getting your parenting partners on the same page, and tips and tools for raising successful kids (and grandkids) while making parenting life memorable.

How would you like to have a system for getting kids up and out in the morning hassle-free? This 1-hour, 8-part interview by Dayton Public Schools of Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE, CTSS, author of The Parent's Toolshop® includes: Intro Universal Blueprint® Parenting Success System  Getting Kids Up Keep Kids Moving Kids Not Ready On Time   Child Forgets Things  Missing Bus or Carpool  Truancy  When Nothing Works...

Your 1 Brain controls the data your brain takes in and how it’s interpreted. Your 2 minds, the Conscious and Subconscious, influence your perceptions, beliefs, decisions, and behavior about 95-97% of the time. So, learn what is happening outside your awareness so you can consciously use your inner powers to change old habits, deprogram trigger buttons, and achieve your goals with less self-sabotage.

Did you take the Parenting Styles Quiz on our blog?  Want to know what your results mean? Are you familiar with all FIVE parenting styles, or just 3 or 4? Want to know how parenting styles research has evolved, with the latest research (2015-2017) validating what The Parent's Toolshop® has been teaching for 25+ years, even coining the term that is now the standardized term used in the field? You can get those an...

Guns are the leading cause of death for American children. Concerned parents, both gun owners and non-gun owners, can work together to change this. Jill Chisholm, a degreed parent educator, will give a short Be SMART presentation and lead a non-partisan discussion on how to reduce gun deaths and injuries for children.

In today’s digital age, parents are raising children in uncharted territory — where technology reshapes independence and development. This course explores how screen time and modern parenting trends impact resilience, maturity, and growth. Gain evidence-based insights, tools, and strategies to raise confident, well-adjusted children despite digital challenges.

Today's fast-paced world creates chronic stress that can negatively impact our relationships with our children and their development. This webinar introduces polyvagal theory and simple strategies to retrain your brain, regulate your nervous system, and stay calm during tough moments. You'll build your resilience and model healthy co-regulation for your children, being your best self, even in challenging situations.

This webinar explains recent research on how smartphones affect youth mental and emotional well-being, and how proactive caregivers can support healthy habits by following the AAP's "5 C's." Participants will share their insights, ideas, and practical tools, in addition to those from Parents Toolshop®, to help children maintain balance in this high-stress world with lots of digital distractions and addictions.

Parents, don’t miss this opportunity to gain insight in how to start the conversation or deepen the communication around puberty and reproductive health with your pre-teen and teenage daughters! Learn more about the teenFEMM* program for 12-17-year-old girls which provides the necessary information to understand what’s normal and healthy at every stage of your daughter’s life.

Given the stress of everyday life these days, parents and children are more stressed than ever. It’s important for children to know how to handle stress and express their anger in constructive ways. So how do you teach these skills to children? Join Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE for a segment of her top-rated, always-booked-with-a-waiting-list workshop on how to “Keep Your Cool and Help Kids Calm Down.” She’ll s...

If you would like to instill responsibility and values in your children about money management, including saving, budgeting and using allowances, listen to an hour-long interview by Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE, CTSS with with Alexis Neely of the Family Wealth Institute. It’s FREE!

A free preview of The Parent's Toolshop® proprietary "Universal Blueprint® for Parenting Success" System and the Top 10 Reasons to use the system and its tools.

Children who have been abused or neglected aren't the only ones with trauma. Since the body experiences chronic stress as a trauma, children experiencing prolonged periods of illness, isolation, and bullying or events like natural disasters, death, and other “adverse childhood experiences” may show signs of trauma. So, EVERY parent needs to be trauma-informed, to recognize signs and respond in trauma-informed ways.