This class will address the following:

• How Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT) can be used to relieve stress in ourselves as adults

• How it can be used to relieve stress in our kids

Month 1 Challenge 2 is about using the Tapping stress reduction/prevention tool to reduce our own stress.

Challenge #3 this month is to observe our child's stress patterns this week.

Let's do the children's tapping points and steps with our kids.

Let's teach the children's tapping process to our kids to use on themselves.

This class will address the following:

• Reasons for our kids' behaviors

• How to understand what our kids are telling us through their behaviors

• How to help our kids meet their needs in more positive ways

This challenge is about getting our kids to team up with us.

This challenge is about building more connection with our kids through fun activities that involve finding solutions together.

This challenge nurtures our kids' need for generosity.

They tell us "You can't make me," and they are right. We can't...or can we?

This challenge is about changing our words...one way to regain control.

Even more solution focused language. Pleasantly surprise your kids while empowering yourself.

No reminders, please. This challenge is likely the most difficult one this month...or maybe that's just for me. lol

This month is about self care through mindful self-compassion. We will look at the components of MSC and talk practical application.

This challenge is about practical application of self kindness.

This challenge is about bringing ourselves out of self-isolation.

This challenge includes practical information about engaging in self-care.

This month is about using language with our kids that elicits better communication and connection.

This challenge is all about asking our kids the right questions.

This challenge is about affirming our kids' awesomeness.

This challenge is aobut showing our kids that we understand where they are coming from...which makes it much more likely that they will be interested in teaming up with us.

This month is about getting our time back, our energy (and our serenity) back. We are not air traffic controllers. Serenity Now!

We don't have to solve all of our kids' problems. For this challenge, let's give their problems back to them. Stress off...

This challenge is about getting our time back...time spent not doing our own stuff.

This is where we get our energy back...energy that was spent not engaged in life the way we want to be.

This month is all about resetting our nervous system to calm, cool and collected, with a method that is free and easily accessible.

This challenge is about taking (and making) note of the things, people, situations and environments that stress us out.

This challenge is about doing these simple regulation strategies...trying several of them and finding the ones that work for you.

This challenge brings the other challenges this month together to prevent stress responses. For this challenge, we can use the information that we have gathered during the other challenges this month for stress prevention.

This month is about using communication to connect with our children and support their emotions and behavior.

Giving feedback is tricky, but this challenge gives step by step instructions about how to do it in the best way possible. Let's do this!

This challenge is about figuring out our child's communication style so we can match it for better connection.

This week uses what we figured out in the last challenge.

In this challenge, we will work on matching our child's communication style for better communication and connection.

This month is all about emotional regulation with our kids.

This challenge is about teaching our kids the difference between small and large problems...and that small problems require small reactions.

This challenge is about how to give choices to our kids.

This challenge is about using the 3R system to bring our kids to problem solving mode.

This month is about how to practice mindfulness to create calm.

This challenge is about using grounding techniques to calm our emotions...and to help our kids calm their emotions as well.

This challenge is about practicing some of the mindfulness activities and figuring out which ones work for you and adding those to your toolbox.

This challenge is to try out some high focus and concentration activities to generate calmness. More tools to add to your toolbox.

This month is about choosing activities that regulate and connect at the same time, and doing them with your child. The ones that you both like can be added to that toolbox. :)

Here are some connection building activities that involve exchanges between you and your child. Notice which ones build the most family connection.

Let's try some fun activities that move the body to calm the brain. See which ones you and your child like best.

Let's try some fun activities that use bilateral movement to also calm the brain.

These methods utilize thinking, learning, understanding, knowing, and remembering.

This challenge is about recognizing when you are in a thought trap and getting yourself out of it.

This challenge is about using gratitude to reduce stress...with suggestions for setting up a gratitude practice.

This final challenge is to celebrate you...including your parenting journey.

Congratulations, Fellow Parent!