
Explore a stress reduction model that maps energy from depletion to renewal, showing love and gratitude as techniques to shift from anxiety and frustration to positive states.
Practice mindfulness by staying in the here and now with your child. Release past guilt and future worries; cultivate present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental acceptance to reduce stress and anxiety.
Guide parents to stress less by pausing, taking three long breaths, and focusing on the heart, while observing posture and surrounding nature to stay present.
Be mindful of your thoughts in the present moment; identify swirling worries and write them down, keeping attention on now to prevent stress.
Identify autonomic negative thoughts and challenge them by recognizing overgeneralization and catastrophizing, avoid should have and could have, and stop taking things personally to change your thinking.
Practice mindful awareness of your thoughts and cultivate self-compassion to reduce stress, extend compassion to yourself and others, and replace self-criticism with caring internal dialogue.
Focus on what is right, celebrate strengths, and practice daily gratitude to boost kids' confidence and reduce stress, especially for those with ADHD.
Carve out time for self-care to benefit you and family. Learn to apply steps to shift from depletion to balance by breathing, accepting the moment, and guiding your reactions.
Did you know, 70% of the time, most people live in a state of survival, not well-being.
Parents raising children with autism, ADD, ADHD, high sensitivities, complex and unique needs are more prone to experiencing moderate to extreme stress levels. Unmanaged stress can impact so many areas of our lives, including our physical and mental health, relationships, and how we perform everyday tasks. I desire to help parents stress less, love, and laugh more.
This free short course will give you strategies you can quickly implement today to begin mindfully shifting from stress-inducing habits to stress-reducing habits. Changes do not occur without action. Take this knowledge and put it into action. Have fun with it!
Who is the course for
All parents, but the material and examples address specific needs and challenges encountered by parents of children with autism, ADD'ADHD, and other complex needs.
Open-minded people who desire to learn new ways of approaching life.
What you will learn
Tips that take less than 3 minutes to implement
How to shift from stress promoting thinking to stress reduction thinking
Valuable tips that you can start using right away
Tips that can specifically support you as a parent raising a child with special needs.
The intention of this short course is to help pave the way to new approaches to parenting that brings more joy and less stress to you and your family.