On "Parenting the Intensity" we’ll talk all about how we can drop the “general parenting advice” that doesn't work with our intensely emotional kids anyway and let go of the unrealistic expectations society puts on us as parents. Together we'll find solutions and ideas that work for YOU and YOUR kids. Chances are you know what they need, but you need a little inspiration to keep going and permission to do things differently and help you fully trust that you already are a wonderful parent to your exceptional kids.

Articles and podcast transcripts on parenting in general and parenting emotionally intense kids in particular.

Make a cup of tea (or any beverage of choice) curl up near a window in a comfortable chair and read anything that can be helpful or interesting to you ❤️

This private audio series will allow you to:

• Identify the 2 most common triggers behind your child's meltdowns.
• Discover 2 key parenting switches to reduce meltdowns and conflicts.
• Understand why these triggers lead to emotional outbursts.
• Strengthen your bond with your child by switching the way you react
• Learn how to create a calmer and more peaceful atmosphere at home.

This private audio series will allow you to:

• Feel more confident and in control of the situation next time you go out the door with your emotionally intense child
• Make sure everyone is in the best state possible before going out
• Know what to take with you to be prepared for anything that could happen
• Have some easy and practical tips to apply once you're there, divided by places you go
• And last, but definitely not least, deal with the judgment that you’ll get if(when) things don’t go perfectly as planned…as that will still happen, let’s be realistic 😉.

Are you the parent who

• does all the researches
• try all the recommendations 
• goes to all the appointments?

So you know the struggle of being able to transfert the informations to your partner/other parent/other meaningful support you have in your life.

As much as we want the help and support, as much as sometimes if feels like it would be so much easier to do it ourselves...sometimes it even feels like they are sabotaging everything we are doing by not changing 

But it's not the reality, we need to work together as much as possible.

This workbook will help you to

•  put what you learned in a short and transferable way 
• prioritize what to focus on
• support you to collaborate together for your child

This course will allow you to:

• Understand why it's so hard to set boundaries with emotionally intense children
• Clarify your unique child's needs and causes of resistance to reduce outbursts
• Identify ways to stay calmer when your child is spiraling, so you can avoid doing the same
• Communicate your reality to people around you so they get it and can support you and your child.
• Take some control back in your family life where you can, and let go of it where you can’t, so you feel less powerless

A 3-day free virtual event for parents of emotionally intense kids.

Clarify what’s going on with your kids and stay calm during the meltdowns.

Recordings (including podcast version) now available

This training will allow you to:

• Be clear on your commitments and what is taking up all your time and energy, we often don’t realize what it really is!
• Know what your values and priorities are so it’s easier to choose what to do and what to let go of without guilt
• Start to let go of the feeling of failure in your parenting that comes with the overwhelmed and doing everything for others so you can feel like you are doing the right thing for your kids
• Align your commitments and values so that what you do every day is in line with who you are and you are happy to get up in the morning
• Take some control back in your family life where you can, and letting go of it where you can’t, so you feel less powerless

Your Guide to Nurturing Emotionally Intense Kids

Help your emotionally intense child calm down and stay calm yourself during meltdowns

With a child that has needs different then the "norm" we often feel like we need to defend them, advocate for them in the different places they are in their life, school coming first but many other places will be impact (camp,  community activities, sports, family events even).

This workshop, completed with email templates and cheat sheet, will help you do just that in a more organized and less emotional way, as we can so easily get caught in the emotions and not be able to clearly advocate for our kid. 

Because when we have kids with special needs, grief is part of our everyday life.

Not because we lost someone...it's a different grief, it's:

• The grief of what we where expecting our child would be 
• The grief of what parent we thought we would be 
• The grief of the milestones that don't happen the same way, that each time can be hard on our heart
• The grief of a normal life (whatever that means)
• The grief of the people we had to part with (or put up with) because they don't understand...
• The grief of not feeling understood
• The grief of the loneliness

And it's there, always, and comes back in waves when we think we are done with it. 

In this workshop, we will 

• Get a bit more comfortable with grief
• Normalize it
• Realize that we are not going through it the same way as the other people in our child life
• and find a way to live with it that doesn't hurt as much.

I talk a lot about Detective Work: identifying what our child needs, who they really are, what their interests are, what helps them regulate and feel (and act) well, etc.

But that's really hard work! So I put together that Workshop to help you do it more easily and with a bit more structure, with a workbook to note it all down and concrete exercices and prompts to help you in the process.

When you have "emotionally intense kids" it can be extra hard to take care of yourself...and you need it even more!

This free workbook will allow you to...

• Clarify what it means to take care of YOU
• Find the time to really do it, without guilt
• Taking care of yourself in your daily life, even when you are with your children
• Do it for real! (ok this step is pretty much on your shoulders but you will have the tools in hand to do it!)

Create meaningful memories of you WITH your children by being in the photos with them

They don't care what you look like, they want to see YOU with them in their photos when they grow up and know that you were there too, taking care of them! 

So leave perfection aside and actually be in the photos of your real everyay life with your kids

We are often lost in the everyday tasks of parenting and doubt our decisions.

These virtual cards will help you reframe your vision of yourself as a parent and develop your parental self esteem by helping you focus on positive aspects that are hard to see in our everyday. 

You can choose what helps you most each day or let the affirmation choose you. Use them as screen saver on your phone or computer, print them, whatever helps you remind yourself that you already are a wonderful parent!

Access to the Family Moments Community Facebook Group to get support and feedback.

As parent we often doubt ourself and feel that we are failing at what we are doing almost daily.
But that's because we forget all the wonderful things we do, all the strenghts we have and how resilient and adptable we are.

Use this journal to reflect on your parenting journey and all the wonderful things you are doing, focus on your values and your kids needs to find ways to enjoy your parenting life even more!

This Planner is the companion to the Realistic Self Care for Busy Parents  workbook, which is entirely included in the planner, plus more prompts and dedicated pages to apply it all in a concrete way and help you reflect on what works and what doesn't. 

Use photography to create connected and meaningful memories of your children and family life using photography

Be more present in your daily life and let go of parenting (and photography) expectations so you can document your family relationships in an authentic way. 

Course hosted by The Click Photo School