WEEK 1

Welcome and Orientation

This first week is about getting you settled and ready for the journey ahead in becoming an Empowered Parent through the 12-Week Transformational Parenting Process, as designed by Jai Institute for Parenting. During this session you will start to gain clarity around your intentions and learn what to expect moving forward into the next eleven weeks.

 

WEEK 2

Setting Your Intentions as an Empowered Parent

In Week 2, we will begin to look at your reflection and intention setting tools. We'll set the pace for the remaining weeks as we prioritize and get clear on what you hope to gain from our time together. We will also start to learn practical techniques of how to support yourself through the stress and strengths of being a parent.

 

WEEK 3

The 10 Pillars of Transformational Parenting

Week 3 will explore the 10 Pillars of Transformational Parenting, as I walk through the Head, the Hands, and the Heart. We will explore family values and how to use them as our parenting guide.

 

WEEK 4

Making Sense of Attachment Science

Week 4 will bring us to the exploration of the learned and inherited generational patterns of connection, intimacy, and relational safety. In this week, we will name those patterns which we are ready to shed and make a commitment for what takes the place of those moving forward.

 

WEEK 5

Making Sense of Nervous System Science

Understanding the biological processes and changes that occur in different developmental stages and after major life shifts is critical in exploring our internal world as parents and the internal world of our children. With understanding, we can invite in calm. With information, we can invite in internal safety. This week we will learn the ins and outs of our nervous system so we can support our children’s developing nervous systems.

 

WEEK 6

Making Sense of Mindsight and Brain Science

Empowered Parenting includes a deep understanding of the power of the mind. This week we go deep into mindset and how our thoughts expand you, root you, and connect you to self and compassion. We will explore the neurology of empathy and compassion and how parents can be a primary factor in a child’s brain development.

 

WEEK 7

Making Sense of Emotional Intelligence

The heart of Empowered Parenting is understanding how our physiology, brain, and emotions work together to create our inner orchestra. Understanding emotional intelligence provides both the parent and the child with inner and outer freedom to live whole, full, exuberant lives together. We dive into how we can support our children’s emotional development and give them permission to feel.

 

WEEK 8

Empowered Conversations

We have laid the foundations of the head, heart, and hands of Empowered Parenting. Now, we move to the voice. Navigating this new paradigm of connection, relational safety, inspiration and presence, requires careful consideration and attention to facilitating ongoing constructive and respectful communication. We begin that process here together.

 

WEEK 9

The P.E.A.CE. Process

You’ve made it to the essence of Empowered Parenting! Here we combine everything you have learned so far into the Jai Methodology of PEACE, a 5-part framework to help you replace outdated discipline methods that aren't working. With these new tools and strategies, you will be able to navigate relational conflict peacefully. Punishments, contrived consequences, empty threats, arbitrary bribes, and excess rewards can be tossed out the window. We review and practice the practical, actionable steps you need to thrive through disconnect, confusion, and parental overwhelm.

 

WEEK 10

Exploring Anger and Healthy Aggression

As we continue our process through Empowered Parenting, we must confront anger specifically and directly. Whether it has been your knee jerk go-to or a tool that has served you in the past, you will learn to shift from hot-headed reactions and move through the emotion to see what the message it is trying to tell us. This kind of emotional objectivity does not mean disconnecting from the emotion, rather it’s creating the ability to feel with healthy non-attachment and how to practice, and model, anger resolution for your child.

 

WEEK 11

Playful Parenting and Storytelling

Play is every parent’s superpower! Yet it can be so hard to access our playful sides in the busy-ness of parenting. We will explore the structure needed for you to tap into your playful side and meet your children (regardless of age!) in theirs. Together we'll look at the 12 play languages, the four temperaments, and the barriers that keep parents from playfulness.

 

WEEK 12

Your Personal Transformation

In our final week, we will reflect and celebrate you! We will look closely to the shifts you've made as you practiced the skills you've attained through your dedication these past 11 weeks. Together, we'll look at how these new practices are reflected in your family relationships. Hopefully you will find that there's more peace and more joy. This week, we take a moment to look back with deep appreciation at the huge shift that has happened within your life.