Rooted & Regulated Parenting Series

Evidence-based parenting education meets nervous system science and holistic wellness

Our signature parenting programs combine the research-backed Active Parenting curriculum with nervous system regulation education from Constance's books Rooted and Ready Parenting and What I Need You to Know: A Child's Guide to Parenting, all woven through the framework of the 8 Pillars of Wellness. These classes teach you not just what to do as a parent, but why it works based on how children's brains and nervous systems develop—and how to support your child's wellbeing across every dimension of their life.

This is parenting education that finally makes sense—because it's grounded in understanding how stress, trauma, and regulation shape behavior in both you and your children, while recognizing that true wellness requires attention to emotional, physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, environmental, and financial health.

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Class 1: Rooted & Regulated Parenting: Birth to 5

Building a foundation of safety, secure attachment, and holistic wellness in the early years

The first five years shape a child's nervous system for life and establish patterns across all 8 Pillars of Wellness. This class helps you understand infant and toddler brain development, recognize when your little one is dysregulated (not "misbehaving"), respond in ways that build secure attachment and emotional resilience, and nurture your child's development across every dimension of their wellbeing.

 

What You'll Learn:

Understanding Your Child's Developing Nervous System

• How babies and toddlers experience stress differently than adults

• Why tantrums are nervous system events, not manipulation

• Recognizing signs of dysregulation in infants and young children

• How your regulation (or dysregulation) directly affects your child

• The foundation of emotional wellness in early childhood

Attachment & Connection (Social & Emotional Wellness)

• Building secure attachment through co-regulation

• What babies and toddlers need to feel safe

• Responding to cries and big emotions in regulation-building ways

• Repair after rupture—why good-enough parenting is enough

• Creating early social connections and community for your child

Physical Wellness Foundation

• Supporting healthy sleep patterns through nervous system regulation

• Nutrition for developing brains and bodies

• Movement and sensory needs in early childhood

• Creating physically safe, regulating environments

• Understanding the body-based nature of early childhood emotions

Intellectual Wellness in Early Years

• Supporting natural curiosity and learning

• Language development and communication skills

• Age-appropriate stimulation without overstimulation

• Screen time and brain development

• Learning through play and exploration

Practical Parenting Tools for Ages 0-5

• Positive discipline techniques that work with developing brains

• Managing sleep challenges through a nervous system lens

• Addressing hitting, biting, and aggressive behaviors

• Potty training and other developmental transitions

• Creating regulating routines and environments

• Supporting early emotional literacy

Environmental Wellness for Little Ones

• Creating safe, calming home spaces that regulate nervous systems

• Understanding sensory needs and environmental triggers

• Nature connection in early childhood

• Reducing environmental stressors and toxins

• Organizing your home for both child safety and your own sanity

Spiritual Wellness & Values

• Identifying your family's core values

• Creating meaningful rituals and traditions

• Teaching kindness, gratitude, and connection

• Finding purpose in the intense work of early parenting

• Your spiritual practices as regulation tools

Financial Wellness for Young Families

• Managing the financial stress of early parenthood

• Budgeting for childcare, supplies, and unexpected needs

• How financial anxiety affects your nervous system and parenting

• Accessing community resources and support

• Planning for your child's future needs

Occupational Wellness for Parents

• Balancing work and parenting demands

• Finding fulfillment in the "job" of parenting

• Preventing burnout in the intense early years

• Asking for help and building support systems

• Recognizing that caring for young children IS meaningful work

Regulating Yourself as a Parent Across All 8 Pillars

• Recognizing your own triggers and dysregulation patterns

• Tools for staying calm when your child is not

• Managing the overwhelm of early parenting

• Tending to YOUR wellness across all 8 Pillars

• Self-compassion for the impossibly hard moments

• Building a support system that regulates you

Your Child's Unique Wiring

• Recognizing temperament differences in babies and toddlers

• Supporting highly sensitive or intense children

• Understanding neurodivergence in early childhood

• Adapting your parenting to your child's needs across all wellness dimensions

 

What Makes This Class Different:

You'll learn to read behavior through the lens of nervous system regulation rather than judgment, while supporting your child's development across all 8 Pillars of Wellness. Instead of asking "How do I make my child stop doing this?" you'll learn to ask "What is my child's nervous system trying to communicate, and what dimension of wellness needs attention right now?" This perspective shift changes everything.

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Class Format: 6-week series | Virtual

Materials Included: Rooted and Ready Parenting workbook, 8 Pillars family wellness guide, regulation tools handouts, developmental milestone guides, and access to video library

Investment: $100 | Scholarships available

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Class 2: Rooted & Regulated Parenting: Ages 5-17

Navigating childhood and adolescence with nervous system awareness and holistic wellness

From kindergarten through high school, children face increasingly complex challenges across all dimensions of their wellbeing that trigger stress responses in both their nervous systems and yours. This class teaches you how to parent through behavioral challenges, emotional storms, peer pressure, academic stress, and teenage independence-seeking while keeping connection, regulation, and holistic wellness at the center.

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What You'll Learn:

Decoding Behavior Through Nervous System Science

• Why "bad" behavior is often a dysregulated nervous system, not a defiant child

• Understanding the stress response in school-age children and teens

• How trauma (big T and little t) shows up in children's behavior

• Recognizing when your child is in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn mode

• The neuroscience behind meltdowns, shutdown, and defiance

• How challenges in one wellness pillar affect all the others

Age-Specific Development & Needs

• Brain development from ages 5-17 and what it means for parenting

• The emotional needs of elementary-age children

• Understanding the teenage brain and why they seem irrational

• How puberty affects the nervous system

• Identity development and the need for autonomy

• Supporting wellness needs at different developmental stages

Emotional Wellness Across Childhood & Adolescence

• Teaching emotional regulation skills at every age

• Recognizing anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns

• Supporting children through friendship challenges and social stress

• Addressing self-harm, suicidal ideation, and crisis situations

• When and how to seek professional help

• Building emotional resilience and coping skills

• Helping children understand their own nervous systems

Physical Wellness for Growing Bodies & Brains

• Nutrition for focus, mood regulation, and development

• Sleep needs from elementary through high school (and the battle to meet them)

• Supporting healthy relationships with body image and physical activity

• Understanding how physical health affects behavior and learning

• Addressing concerns about substances, vaping, and risky physical behaviors

• The impact of hormones on mood and regulation

Social Wellness Through the School Years

• Navigating peer relationships and social hierarchies

• Supporting children through bullying, exclusion, and social anxiety

• Healthy vs. unhealthy friendships and relationships

• Social media, online relationships, and digital wellness

• Teaching consent, boundaries, and healthy relationship skills

• Building community connections beyond school

Intellectual Wellness & School Success

• Supporting learning challenges and different learning styles

• Homework battles and academic stress management

• Addressing school refusal and educational anxiety

• Fostering curiosity and love of learning (not just grades)

• Technology use for learning vs. distraction

• College/career planning without crushing pressure

Spiritual Wellness & Identity Development

• Supporting your child's exploration of values and beliefs

• Helping children find meaning and purpose

• Navigating questions about life, death, suffering, and fairness

• Respecting your child's evolving spiritual identity

• Family rituals that ground and connect

• Teaching gratitude, compassion, and contribution

Occupational Wellness for Kids & Teens

• Helping children discover their strengths and interests

• Supporting healthy attitudes about work and contribution

• Teaching responsibility through age-appropriate tasks

• Navigating first jobs and work experiences

• Preparing for independence without overwhelming pressure

• Understanding that their "occupation" as a child is learning and growing

Environmental Wellness in Their Spaces

• Creating bedroom spaces that regulate and support wellbeing

• Understanding how school environments affect nervous systems

• Nature connection and outdoor time for regulation

• Addressing sensory needs in older children

• Digital environment and screen time boundaries

• Community spaces where your child feels safe and welcome

Financial Wellness Education

• Teaching money management at age-appropriate levels

• Allowances, earnings, and financial responsibility

• Addressing peer pressure around material possessions

• College planning and student loan literacy

• Understanding how financial stress affects the whole family

• Breaking cycles of financial trauma and scarcity mindset

Communication That Builds Connection

• Active listening skills that help children feel truly heard

• Talking with children and teens in ways their brains can actually process

• Having hard conversations about risky behaviors, mental health, and struggles

• Using "What I Need You to Know" principles to understand your child's perspective

• Repair strategies when communication breaks down

• Checking in on wellness across all 8 Pillars without interrogating

Positive Discipline Rooted in Regulation

• Natural and logical consequences that teach rather than punish

• Setting boundaries that feel safe, not controlling

• Addressing lying, stealing, academic struggles, and risky behaviors

• Managing sibling conflict and family dynamics

• Technology boundaries and screen time battles

• Understanding which pillar of wellness is struggling when behavior escalates

The Parent-Teen Relationship

• Maintaining connection while allowing independence

• Understanding teenage risk-taking and brain development

• Addressing substance use, sexuality, and peer pressure

• Preparing teens for adulthood and healthy relationships

• Teaching them to tend to their own 8 Pillars of Wellness

• Letting go while staying present

Parenting When Your Nervous System Is Maxed Out

• Recognizing your triggers and where they come from

• Tools for regulating yourself during your child's dysregulation

• Managing your own stress, trauma history, and mental health

• Tending to YOUR 8 Pillars so you can support theirs

• Asking for help and building your support system

• Self-compassion when you don't parent perfectly

• Modeling healthy regulation and wellness for your children

Special Considerations

• Parenting neurodivergent children (ADHD, autism, sensory processing)

• Supporting highly sensitive or anxious children

• Co-parenting and blended family dynamics

• Parenting through your own mental health challenges

• Cultural considerations and family values

• Adapting the 8 Pillars framework for your unique family

 

What Makes This Class Different:

This isn't a one-size-fits-all parenting formula. You'll learn to understand your child's unique nervous system, recognize your regulation patterns, assess which of the 8 Pillars of Wellness needs attention when challenges arise, and develop strategies that work for your family. We honor that every child and every parent brings different wiring, experiences, and needs to the parenting relationship.

The class integrates stories and wisdom from What I Need You to Know: A Child's Guide to Parenting, helping you see parenting from your child's perspective and understand what they really need from you at different ages and stages across all dimensions of their wellbeing.

Unique 8 Pillars Approach:

Instead of addressing behavioral issues in isolation, you'll learn to ask: "Which pillar of wellness is struggling right now?" Is your child's defiance actually about unmet social needs? Is the academic struggle really about sleep deprivation (physical wellness) or anxiety (emotional wellness)? This holistic lens helps you address root causes, not just symptoms.

 

Class Format: 6-week series | Virtual 

 Investment: $100 | Scholarships available