Throughout this course, you’ll become equipped with interventions, tools, and techniques that actually work! And in this no-shame, no-blame approach to parenting, you’ll finally understand why knowing is only half the battle. The course is strategically designed so you don’t just learn a bunch of parenting tools and techniques. By the end, you’ll actually be able to do the powerful techniques you’ll learn.
Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: A Course for Caregivers will benefit all parents or other caregivers, but is especially offered for parents of kids and teens with vulnerable nervous systems and baffling behaviors. This includes children with a history of trauma and toxic stress (including foster care and adoption), as well as children who are neurodivergent, gifted, have sensory processing differences, or neuroimmune disorders. You might not know why your child has a vulnerable nervous system, and that’s OK. This course is for you, too.
This course is being facilitated by Amy Kapp, LMSW, Registered Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors Course Facilitator.
The three core tenets of this course are:
Behavior is just a clue. It’s what we see on the outside that gives us some information about what might be happening on the inside.
We all need connection to survive. If your child is behaving in a way that makes you not want to be connected to them, we can pause and ask “What’s up with that?”
Regulated, connected kids who feel safe behave well. To change children’s behaviors, we look for ways to increase regulation, connection, and felt-safety.
This course gave me the tools I needed to support my children through some of their most difficult emotions. I am able to provide the reassurance and security they need. I also learned that these big, baffling behaviors don't make me a bad parent. This has made a world of a difference in our family.
Former Course Participant
The group really helped me to feel more understood and it helped me to gain understanding of the WHY behind the behaviors. I find myself repeating phrases that I heard in the course. Some simple things have truly changed so much in our day to day adventures.
Former Course Participant
This course was extremely beneficial to me as a single, adoptive parent. I felt that what I was learning actually applied to my child and my parenting challenges. I learned invaluable tools to help me navigate real life situations. I felt validated and supported in my parenting journey.
Former Course Participant