Parenting Classes in Chicago, IL

Discover strategies and tools to nurture the healthy development of your child and become the confident and joyful parent you want to be. Through insightful and humorous demonstrations, gain insight into the do’s and don’ts of parenting. Understand and see the gifts in your reactive behaviors and transform reactive parenting into conscious parenting....

Your child’s health and happiness strongly depends on how they eat, live, and learn. Find out how to deal with the three most common frustrations parents experience—picky eating, hyper-sensitivity, difficulty concentrating—and how to reverse it. Say goodbye to arguments and meltdowns and hello to more time for yourself and clarity on how best...

Join us for our Parenting with Confidence interactive workshop for parents of children 18 months through 6 years old. This workshop introduces several positive behavior management techniques and coaches parents how to use them successfully.  Topics include: How do I get my child to cooperate with simple routines like mealtime and bedtime; and...

Skills for Effective Parent Advocacy will provide you with these important tools: Going from Frustration to Power Who is an advocate and why be an advocate?  Learn six skills to follow to effectively advocate for your child. This is in collaboration with Family Resource Center on Disabilities

One-fourth of the children born today are considered highly sensitive. Many parents, grandparents, teachers, and therapists encounter these children—and recognize there is something different about them—but they do not know how to help them. These children are gifted and incredibly capable, but their sensitivities are often seen as weaknesses that...

It is a big step for young children and their families to transition from preschool to the formal school environment in kindergarten. They may approach this change with a mixture of excitement and worry. It is important for parents to consider the feelings and attitudes communicated to children. Family members should use positive statements when...

Full Course Name: Parent Workshop: Preschool Math Investigators! Discover math that’s sometimes hidden in children’s books! Is math a mystery to you? Numbers and Number Sense, Geometry, Measurement, Graphing, Algebra; math is everywhere if you know how to find it! Let’s look at children’s literature. Discover the math already there, hidden...

Become a mindful mom during the joys and strains of motherhood. Be filled with calm, presence, and compassion. Family life can be hectic and unpredictable. Parenting can be full of intense emotions and frustrations, challenging most moms to find moments of peace. What’s more, your children are not immune, continually absorbing all the stress around...

The most empowering gift you can give your child is a deeply felt connection to the creative power of the universe. Explore a new paradigm for parenting based on universal spiritual laws that nurture and celebrate the spiritual nature of children and promote true self esteem. Discover how your child can confidently and purposefully thrive and succeed...

You want your child to be happy, well-behaved, and to thrive. That pressure is enormous, but there are joyful principles you can employ in your conversations and disciplinary actions to help your child develop positive self-esteem, mutual respect, and confidence.  As you raise your child, there is not anything you would not do for him/her. Sometimes...

This workshop is designed specifically for parents who have children aging out of early intervention services. Limited to parents who have children aging out of Early Intervention. Making the transition from early intervention services to early childhood special education and/or other services can be challenging and confusing time for families and...