Become Part Of The Paradigm Shift By Embracing Neurodiversity
Neurodiverse children and adults are not broken, nor are their families. This virtual workshop serries is designed for forward-thinking families and professionals who want to become part of the growing empowered community of neurodivergent allies.
Become Part Of The Paradigm Shift Of Parents & Caregivers Who Are Using Relational Strategies.
We now have over 20 years of research showing that consequences and reinforcements are not the most helpful parenting tools. We are now beginning to understand that neuroscience-based relational interventions build long-term resiliency for our children.
Emotional Regulation is a hot topic! Come and learn relational skills that will set the stage for more emotional regulation in your home or school setting. Leave with hands-on tools & strategies that you can use immediately. Emotional Regulation is a skill that is modelled and practiced by caregivers. This is a skill like all others, they take time and practice to develop.
We are surrounded by neurodiversity; it is part of the human kaleidoscope. Autism, ADHD, anxiety, sensory sensitivities, learning differences, and developmental differences have always been part of the human experience. Seeing people from a more neuro-affirming lens changes everything for children, parents, educators, and communities. This necessary shift increases the daily quality of life, focuses on strengths, supports long-term mental health, and sets the stage for resiliency. When we listen to the growing science, along with neurodiverse voices, we become informed and empowered – and allies of neurodiversity.
When we learn to apply the brain/body science of true emotional regulation, we create spaces that are social and safe. Within emotionally safe settings, all children, especially neurodivergents, can live lives that are happy and in balance. In emotionally safe spaces, neurodiverse people shine and thrive with no pressure to mask their true selves.
The material we will cover in this workshop series is based on developmentally appropriate brain science, designed to lower anxiety/rigid thoughts while fostering connection and attunement in caregivers & educators. All of this comes together to set the stage for deeper connection and emotional regulation. This workshop will be full of myth-busting and broadening the understanding of the power of our connectedness.
At Empowered Parents, we teach parents and professionals new and powerful skills that are genuinely life-changing and can be preventative for many future mental health problems.
When we use the science available to us, we can drop the dated interventions based on punishment, rewards and seclusion. Because let’s face it – they don’t work and can lead to unsafe spaces for neurodiverse people. Fostering full acceptance of neurodiverse traits within families and educational settings means we stop seeing people as ‘disordered’ and start cultivating spaces designed to thrive and shine.