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Introduction

Life Tools Center offers evidence-informed parent education workshops designed to strengthen emotional regulation, behavioral stability, and academic readiness.
Programs may be delivered as individual workshops or structured multi-session parent learning series. Each school, organization, or district can choose the workshops that make up a series.

Serie I

Trauma-Informed Parenting & Emotional Regulation focuses on helping caregivers understand trauma-related behavior, emotional regulation, and supportive discipline strategies.
Topics include:
·         Understanding Trauma & Child Behavior
·         Helping Children Regulate Big Emotions
·         Positive Discipline for Children Impacted by Trauma
·         Managing Behavioral Challenges (ADHD, ODD, etc.)
·         Responding to Children with Anxiety & Big Worries
·         Responding to adolescents with Anxiety & Big Worries
·         Identifying & Navigating Depression in Children
·         Identifying & Navigating Depression in Adolescents

Serie II

Parent–Child Connection & Positive Discipline focuses on strengthening relational safety, attachment, and healthy discipline practices that promote cooperation and emotional security.
Topics include:
·         Building Strong Parent–Child Connection
·         Building Attachment and Sense of Security: Infants, Children and Adolescents
·         Supporting Children’s Social-Emotional Development at Home
·         Supporting Adolescents’ Social-Emotional Development at Home
·         Positive Discipline Without Power Struggles

Trauma-Informed Parenting & Emotional Regulation

↑ 8%–12% improvement in academic performance
↓ 20%–60% reduction in disruptive behaviors
↑ 15%–25% improvement in attention and engagement

Parent–Child Connection & Positive Discipline

↑ 10% – 15% improvement in academic performance
↑ 20% – 30% increase in school motivation
↓ 15% – 25% reduction in behavioral problems at school

Learning Support & School Readiness

↑ 12% – 20% improvement in academic performance
↑ 20% – 35% improvement in study habits and organization
↑ 15% – 25% increase in task completion

Serie III

Learning Support & School Readiness focuses on strengthening motivation, executive functioning, study habits, and academic engagement.
Topics include:
·         Developing Sense of Motivation in Children
·         Structure at Home: How Routines Shape Children’s Behavior, Learning, and Future Success
·         Supporting Learning Through Healthy Study Habits
·         Supporting Children’s Social-Emotional Development
·         Supporting Adolescents’ Social-Emotional Development
·         Responding to Children with Anxiety & Big Worries
·         Responding to Adolescents with Anxiety & Big Worries

Programs are available for parents and caregivers of:
• Infants
• Children
• Adolescents (Birth–18)
Delivery formats include:
• In-person workshops
• Virtual workshops
• Hybrid programming