Purposeful Parenting
Everyone takes childbirth classes. Everyone takes courses to help their child get into college. But what about everything in between?
We are bridging the huge gap in parent support during the crucial, formative time that sets the foundation for who your child will become. We give families the tools to teach their children to develop appropriate social and emotional behaviors. Let’s make that foundation strong so that your child can meet success with interpersonal relationships and social situations throughout life.
We want to build your parenting toolbox and help you troubleshoot potential problems using research based interventions. You will learn positive parenting techniques to help decrease problem behaviors and increase positive ones. The information presented in our Purposeful Parenting Program is based on the principles of applied behavior analysis and has over 50 years of research to support it. The strategies presented will:
Enable you to embrace the goals and values you have for yourself and your family
Empower you to make parenting decisions that respect your child
Rebuild your family relationships
Make parenting fun again
Purposeful Parenting Service Options
Learn more about our Purposeful Parenting service options below.
Videos Only Option
The “Videos Only” option is designed for parents who want to learn how to incorporate a more Purposeful Parenting approach into their daily interactions with their child, as well as for expectant parents looking to enhance their parenting skills early on. This positive, research-based approach focuses on several key areas: being present with your child, teaching effective replacement skills and providing rewards, minimizing attention for minor behavioral issues, and delivering clear, effective instructions.
There are no meetings for this option.
What's Included:
- Parents can view the videos at their leisure for 60 days.
Who it's for:
- Parents who want to build a strong foundation with their children
- Parents with infants or toddlers who want to jump-start their parenting skills and learn proactive, science-based approaches.
- If your child is exhibiting challenging behavior, we are ethically obligated to recommend a consultation. Explore our other options or contact us for a free 30-minute consultation.
Support Group Run by a Professional Mentor
Join fellow parents on your journey to learn how to incorporate a more Purposeful Parenting approach into your daily interactions with your child. These group sessions are designed to facilitate meaningful discussions with other parents, focusing on the core skills from our Purposeful Parenting program. Through guided discussions, you will learn how to apply these important skills and have the opportunity to connect and collaborate with other parents through shared experiences and thoughtful conversations.
There will be 5 separate cohorts run throughout the year; the group meets one time per week for ten weeks. Each week you will receive a new video to watch along with focus questions. These focus questions will help guide our group discussions. The group meetings range in length from thirty minutes to one hour depending on the topic and level of engagement for the discussion. Purchasing this option will enroll you in the next available group. You can sign up here, or contact us for more information and specific details about when the next group starts.
What's Included:
- Weekly group meetings to support learning and collaboration.
- Access to video recordings for flexible, on-demand review.
- Assessment of group progress to identify needs for more intensive support and ensure concept generalization.
- Personalized recommendations for additional services to further enhance outcomes.
Who it's for:
- Parents of children aged ten and under.
- Parents aiming to prevent challenging behaviors or address minor, common behavioral issues.
- Parents of infants and toddlers seeking practical, proactive parenting strategies.
- Focus on understanding problem behavior as a form of communication and teaching effective communication skills.
Virtual Individual Sessions
The virtual individual sessions offer personalized support for parents seeking tailored strategies for their child. Over ten weeks, a trained mentor will work with you and your child to address specific challenges. This package is ideal for managing problem behaviors, as it adapts to your family’s unique needs. The first portion (70%) of the program focuses on teaching research-backed positive parenting techniques, including our five key parenting skills. In the remaining sessions, your mentor will help identify specific areas of focus and customize interventions. These can include building social skills, handling challenging mealtimes, streamlining morning routines, potty training, encouraging positive social behaviors, managing sibling conflicts, and creating smooth bedtime routines.
Sessions are held once a week for ten weeks.
What's Included:
- Parents have 60 days of unlimited access to view the videos at their convenience.
Who it's for:
- Parents looking to build a strong, positive foundation with their children.
- Parents of infants or toddlers who want to jump-start their parenting skills with science-backed, proactive strategies.
- For children exhibiting challenging behaviors, we ethically recommend a consultation. Please explore our other options or contact us for a free 30-minute consultation.
In-Person Sessions
Our in-person sessions provide parents with professional, personalized guidance for their child, led by a trained mentor over a 20-week period. This program is ideal for addressing challenging behaviors, as it’s customized to meet your family’s unique needs.
During the first 70% of the program, you’ll learn positive parenting strategies backed by over 50 years of research, covering our five essential skills: being present, teaching effective replacement skills and providing rewards, minimizing attention for minor behaviors, delivering clear instructions, and giving breaks for more serious behaviors.
In the final 30% of the program, your mentor will work with you to identify your family’s specific needs and offer targeted interventions. These may include building social skills, managing challenging mealtimes, easing morning routines, potty training, encouraging positive social interactions, resolving sibling conflicts, and establishing smooth bedtime routines.
This group meets once a week for 20 weeks, with each two-hour session dedicated to empowering you with effective, evidence-based parenting strategies.
What's Included:
- Parents have 60 days of unlimited access to view the videos at their convenience.
Who it's for:
- Parents looking to build a strong, positive foundation with their children.
- Parents of infants or toddlers who want to jump-start their parenting skills with science-backed, proactive strategies.
- For children exhibiting challenging behaviors, we ethically recommend a consultation. Please explore our other options or contact us for a free 30-minute consultation.
Some important caveats: If you have done everything we have recommended – the environment is super reinforcing during time in, your child understands the very few behaviors that will warrant a break, you have practiced the break procedure with them, AND your child is resisting going to the designated section OR you need to give more than 3-4 time outs per day – you need clinical consultation. There are different variations to this procedure and your mentor would be able to walk them through that or make a different clinical recommendation that is more customized to what your child needs. You should not be physically fighting your child to get him or her to get to the designated section.
