Children with a trauma history experience the world uniquely, because of the ways trauma wires their brain and body. So their caregivers need to look at, interpret and respond to children’s behavior through a trauma-informed lens. There are 4 core research-based practices all parents need to know and use that are essential when parenting children with a trauma history. Attend this session to: Understand how child...

This digital download is a supplement to the universal Parents Toolshop® Jump Start Guide book.  After you read each chapter, come here for action steps to apply what you are learning to your family, research citations, and links to bonus resources. Get tips for responding to the Top Ten most common parenting challenges from an international-known and respected parenting expert, including: homework hassles, sibli...

Learn important information about adolescent substance abuse including how drugs work in the teen brain, warning signs every parent should know, assessments needed for a comprehensive diagnosis, how eating disorders and self-injury can accompany a child’s substance use, what drugs today’s teens are using and how to protect your child from using substances like alcohol and drugs. 

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...

Most of us in America are ill-equipped to manage our own emotions due to lack of priority of this as a skill in our education systems and society as a whole.  Chronic stress and inability to manage difficult emotions has shown in research to have detrimental effects on our mental health, physical health, interpersonal relationships and more. By being empowered with the knowledge and importance of emotional regula...

Is there one member of your family who appears to be slow to buy into being a family member? Perhaps they avoid affection or refuse to participate fully in family activities. In this hour long virtual live session we will explore several fun activities designed to bind family members to one another, discuss their member’s history and heritage, develop a family vision and motto, and become active in accepting and ...

As a Primary Parent, knowing your legal rights and responsibilities can help you advocate for yourself.

This course offers a unique combination of sound parenting theories, practical research-based tools that have positive long-term results, and information about the effects of toxic stress and trauma and how to heal them. Attend these course and you can prevent many common parenting challenges, better understand why children are behaving a certain way, and respond in helpful ways that resolve the cause of the problem.

On-Line T.I.P.S. is THE Most Comprehensive, Advanced Parents Toolshop® Course There Is — It’s Like Getting a Degree in Parenting! With every module, you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your child. You learn new skills that prevent and resolve the most common challenges all parents face. You'll even get little tweaks for the skills you already have, to get even better results. Best of all, you'll get ...

Although the Advanced T.I.P.S. course is online, the instructor is still available to give personalized feedback on the practice exercises in The Parent's Toolshop® book you'll read. Certified Parents Toolshop® trainers are also qualified to use a standardized outcome-focused pre-post skill assessment process developed specifically for The Parent's Toolshop® by a United Way Ph.D. specialist.  This deluxe service ...

"The Secrets of Preventing Misbehavior:  Practical Tools for Effective Responses" The Parents Toolshop® Introductory T.I.P.S. Course is for YOU if You: Love your children, but are so stressed and overwhelmed with the everyday demands of parenting that you may not always be your best.Want to raise your children to be respectable, independent, successful adults, but aren't sure if you’re on “the right track.”Want to...

Are You Feeling Overwhelmed, Judged, Unsure Of Who’s Parenting Strategy To Follow, And Not Sure What Really Works? Raising a child to be a mature, responsible, well-adjusted adult is THE most important job you will EVER have; and probably the most challenging. Don’t you and your child deserve the chance to have the closest relationship with as few hassles as possible? It can happen — and doesn’t have to take a li...

Did you know there are only 4 types of tantrums? Discover why these 4 types of tantrums start and how to respond to each type, without reacting. We also discuss destructive tantrums, teen/adult tantrums, aggressive toddlers, and timeouts, plus several bonuses.

It is possible to teach tidiness and organization to your children — even young children. Attend this webinar to get practical tips for how to: Teach children to clean up after themselves, make beds, clean rooms, organize or let go of old toys, without them delaying or quitting or you having to bribe, threaten, or pay an allowance (but if you do, learn this 3-part plan).

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.

Trigger-Free Parenting: How Childhood Programming, Trauma and Toxic Stress Rewire the Body & Create Trigger Buttons

This webinar focuses on the power of nurture, combined with proactive interventions, empowering resource parents to identify the skills, knowledge and resources that will support their ability to optimize outcomes for at-risk children who experience prenatal substance exposure.