Tame Those Tantrums! Navigating and Regulating Childrens Big Emotions

On-Demand Class · Emotions & Behavior

This 9-session program will coach you on strategies to help your littles identify, feel, and control their emotions and behavior in a calm, constructive way.

Class Description

None of us are born knowing how to handle big emotions. It can be a challenging skill to learn for many children. The good news? With some evidence-based instruction, you can confidently teach your kids the techniques of self-regulating, which will in turn build their resilience -- and we know how valuable of a skill that can be! This program will coach you on a variety of strategies to help your littles identify, feel, and control their emotions in a calm, constructive way. With some nurturing guidance, you’ll be saying goodbye to those meltdown moments and hello to a more peaceful way of approaching troublesome behaviors. You’ll develop an actionable parenting philosophy that works best for YOUR child’s specific needs (which can be wildly different from kid to kid) while not ignoring yours. And, finally, we’ll equip you with the skills to gracefully handle those moments (or days) when you’re feeling most overwhelmed. Let’s be real: this isn’t easy! But when you finish this program, you’ll be amazed by how much grace and poise you’ve adopted AND how positively your child is responding. Developed and led by pediatrician and mom, Dr. Whitney Casares. COURSE TOPICS: CARING FOR YOUR NEEDS: Starting with your needs so you can feel your best - ensuring the foundation is solid DEVELOPMENT: Understanding what’s really happening inside ATTENDING TO THE BASICS: The items we all need - sleep, nutrition, and physical activity TEMPERAMENT AND TRIGGERS: Getting down to the specifics for your individual child MINDFULNESS: Changing immediate reactions of high emotion to calm consideration PARENTING STYLES: Identifying your personal style CONNECTION: Building a nurturing environment where you problem-solve collaboratively RESILIENCE: Seven tips to make us all stronger, no matter our age MINDSET: Using internal and external tools to diffuse your feelings of being overwhelmed and frustrated SUCCESSFUL SYSTEMS: Create an immediate parenting philosophy that your child successfully responds to and learns from

Class Materials

Please make sure to download the Navigating and Regulating Kids' Emotions Manual

Sessions Overview

  1. Introduction: Let's learn how to regulate and manage our children's big emotions.
  2. Managing Your Own Emotions: Regulating and managing your child's emotions starts with regulating your own.
  3. Understanding Development: Understanding the basics of child development is key to managing their emotions.
  4. Understanding Your Individual Child: Your child is a unique individual, with strengths and areas of challenge that influence how you approach behavior management.
  5. Attending to the Basics: Sleep, Food, and Screens: Attending to the basics matters when it comes to managing your child's emotions.
  6. Developing a Parenting Philosophy: Identifying a parenting philosophy is key to develop a parenting philosophy as you navigate difficult emotions with your child.
  7. Parenting Strategies: Let's get to the heart of it: strategies that will make a difference when your child is overwhelmed and acting out.
  8. When You're Overwhelmed: We all get overwhelmed sometimes by our kids' big emotions. Here's what to do when it happens to you.
  9. Conclusion: We conclude our program, sending you off with intention and a solid plan.

Your Instructor

Whitney Casares

Whitney Casares, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician, author, speaker, and full-time working mom. She’s a boots on the ground advocate for the success of women in the workplace and at home. Dr. Casares is a Stanford University-trained private practice pediatrician whose expertise spans the public health, direct patient care, and media worlds. Her first book, The New Baby Blueprint: Caring for You and Your Little One (American Academy of Pediatrics, March 2020), is quickly earning media attention and consumer applause. The first of it s kind to address the unique needs of modern women as they transition to motherhood, The New Baby Blueprint questions our assumptions about what moms and their babies re ally need in the first few months of life with a no-apologies, straight-talk approach. Her newest book with the American Academy of Pediatrics, The Working Mom Blueprint: Winning at Parenting without Losing Yourself (American Academy of Pediatrics, May 2021), gives practical, expert-rooted advice and support for modern working moms who are ready to level-up their motherhood experiences and find success in the workplace and at home. Her work focuses on moving modern moms from feeling conflicted to centered. Dr. Casares practices pediatrics in Portland, Oregon, where she and her husband Scott raise their two young daughters.

Degrees and Certifications

Dr. Casares holds a Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from The University of California, Berkeley, and a Journalism degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She is a Spokesperson with the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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