New Cohort forming for Winter 2024!
Being With: A Course for Parents of Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors was created by Robyn Gobbel and is being taught by me, Jeri Lea. This offering is the outgrowth of an immersive yearlong parent coaching training program I participated in throughout 2022. This material is grounded in relational neuroscience, the science of being human. And while this paradigm shifting information has been life changing for me and others, what we all need to explore and shift our belief and practices is a warm, non-judgmental space with others who truly get us and will accept us in all our perfectly imperfect ways. Join me in diving deep and building out your toolbox AND growing community and your own capacity for caring for a child with a vulnerable nervous system. No one should be doing this alone! With this winter cohort I am also hoping the timing offers an added layer of support through a sometimes-difficult season with space for resting and practicing the concepts along the way. There are also some package options should you want additional support for your nervous system or in applying this information to your unique situation. Below is more about the course, with details about a free intro, the winter cohort & package options at the bottom. Share this flyer with friends!
Stop playing behavior whack-a-mole with your child’s most baffling behaviors by finally addressing the real problem! This comprehensive course will teach you what behavior really is, and how to change it.
Being With: A Course for Parents of Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors is based on the science of being relationally, socially, and behaviorally human. This course will make your child’s behavior make sense- even the ones that don’t.
You’ll become equipped with interventions, tools, and techniques- that actually work! And in this no-shame, no blame approach to parenting, you’ll finally understand why knowing is only half the battle. The course is strategically designed so you don’t just learn a bunch of parenting tools and techniques. By the end, you’ll actually be able to do the powerful techniques you’ll learn..
This course will benefit all parents but is especially offered for parents of kids with vulnerable nervous systems and baffling behaviors. This includes children with a history of trauma and toxic stress (including foster care and adoption), as well as children who are neurodivergent, gifted, have sensory processing differences, or neuroimmune disorders. You might not know why your child has a vulnerable nervous system, and that’s OK. This course is for you, too.
The three core tenets of Being With: A Course for Parents of Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors
Behavior is just a clue.
It’s what we see on the outside that gives us some information about what might be happening on the inside.
We all need connection to survive.
If your child is behaving in a way that makes us not want to be connected to them, we can pause and ask “What’s up with that?”
Regulated, connected kids who feel safe behave well.
To change children’s behaviors, we will look for ways to increase regulation, connection, and felt-safety.
Section 1- How to Become the Expert in Your Child’s Behaviors.
Using the science of being relationally, socially, and behaviorally human, this section will demystify the most baffling behaviors. You’ll change how to see and interpret your child’s behavior. That change will become the most powerful tool in your parenting toolbox.
Section 2- Now, Let’s “Fix” Those Behaviors.
Your parenting toolbox will be stuffed with brain, body, and sensory strategies- that actually work. These techniques will strengthen your child’s nervous system and decrease baffling behaviors. Better yet, by the end of this section you’ll know what interventions to use when.
Section 3- Why Knowing Isn’t Even Half the Battle.
You aren’t a bad parent, so what happens between learning new parenting skills and actually using those new parenting skills? Section 3 will grow your tolerance for baffling behaviors so you can parent the way that you want to.
THIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF YOU ARE…
Ready to move past behavior intervention techniques
Longing to find a way to see your child’s true self….even if they never show it to you
Willing to do the hard work of looking inward to move onward
Looking for a space to be with people who understand the challenges of caring for a child with a vulnerable nervous system. A community of people who see and get you and accept you as you are. All of you!
THIS COURSE MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST FIT IF YOU ARE…
Looking for the right behavior intervention to change your child’s behaviors
Most comfortable with consequence-based parenting interventions
Not interested in considering and addressing the underlying cause of difficult behaviors
Parenting a child with chronically dangerous behaviors (violence, aggression, substance abuse, sexually acting out, self-injury, etc.).
Winter 2024 Cohort - The Details
Dates: Sundays beginning 1/21/24
1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 4/7, 4/14
Time: 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Location: Virtual meetings using Google Meet
What’s included:
15 hours of live instruction and discussion
A comprehensive 86-page workbook with many visuals to support you in integrating these new ideas.
A small private Facebook community for past and present participants.
Cost: early bird $489 (by 12/31/23), full price $549
*Add a second adult from your family for only $149
**Monthly payment plan options are available for course and packages!
If you know someone who may be interested, please share THIS flyer!
Nourish Package:
All that is included above with the Course and the Uniquely Yours Package plus support and access to the Safe and Sound Protocol. This includes a minimum of 3 additional consultations and ongoing check-ins. Can be done concurrent to the Winter Course or as a follow-up.
Add a second adult from your family for only $149
Uniquely Yours Package:
All of the above included with the Course plus a 60-minute private consultation with Jeri Lea to help you apply the information to your unique child and family.
Cost: $669
Add a second adult from your family for only $149
*Follow the link below to my Contact page and send me a note to request Intro link, register, ask questions, or inquire about payment options!
Being With - the parent course was created by Robyn Gobbel and is taught by Jeri Lea Kroll. You can learn more about Robyn and all of her offerings HERE!
In 2022, Jeri Lea participated in and completed the requirements for the inaugural cohort of Robyn Gobbel’s holistic and immersive 12-month program for professionals, Being With. Jeri Lea is now a Being With advanced practitioner and a registered facilitator of the Being With parenting course.
She is also delighted to be a small group coach for the 2023 and 2024 cohorts of Being With for professionals!
Jeri Lea Kroll is a therapist and parent coach specializing in early childhood, parenting, trauma, attachment across the lifespan and adoption using a lens informed by attachment theory and relational neuroscience. She is also an adopted person and adoptive parent. She provides relationship-focused therapy and coaching to individuals, parents and families virtually and in-person from her offices in Brighton and Ann Arbor, Michigan.