Parenting Classes

Adaptive Parenting Online Course

Parenting is a personal, meaningful and often complicated experience. When you’re raising a child with extra needs the conventional parenting advice isn’t always enough. The Adaptive Parenting Online Course was developed based on our work with hundreds of families, and designed to give parents the most relevant information to take home to apply directly. Parents who take these classes will learn how to understand their child’s behavior and build new skills to navigate those inevitable challenges. Parents who feel stuck will find new paths to move forward in meaningful ways. 

Any parent or caregiver interested in learning more can attend these classes. The content is especially helpful for parents supporting children with behavioral, developmental or medical concerns.

Live or On-Demand Options

There are options for how parents can participate in this class. Parents can sign up for the live synchronous online class which meets weekly for 13 weeks (limited spots available). These classes consist of about 50 minutes of teaching information, followed by 20-30 minutes of discussion time. This is perfect for those interested in discussing training topics and connecting with other parents who can relate to their struggles. Parents will also have access to the pre-recorded version to revisit the information or share with another care-giver.

The second way to participate is the On-Demand option which gives you immediate access to all the videos and learning materials so that you can do them at your own pace. Whether you are listening when you’re making dinner, or in the car as you drive to pick up your kids, the information is there when it works in your schedule.

Throughout these classes, we’ll talk about how you can take meaningful actions to support your personal values as a parent. This course also provides opportunities to learn through exercises and practice; including downloadable resources that will support you to transform information into individualized action plans for your family.

Classes Help Parents:

  • Understand your child’s behavior and how context helps identify patterns.  

  • Learn skills to help your child cooperate and make daily life a little easier.  

  • Build your resilience to face the challenges of parenting with confidence.

Registration is Now Open 

Funding

Create Behavior Solutions is a provider through Wisconsin’s Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Waiver Program which provides services to children with developmental, physical, or emotional disabilities. The Adaptive Parenting Online Course can be paid for through CLTS waiver funds with participating counties. 

See below for counties we currently serve
  • Columbia
  • Dane
  • Dodge
  • Eau Claire
  • Fond du Lac
  • Green
  • Jefferson
  • La Crosse
  • Outagamie
  • Ozaukee
  • Rock
  • Walworth
  • Waukesha

If your county is not listed feel free to reach out to your case manager to inquire about our services. 

See below for counties we currently serve
  • Columbia
  • Dane
  • Dodge
  • Eau Claire
  • Fond du Lac
  • Green
  • Jefferson
  • La Crosse
  • Outagamie
  • Ozaukee
  • Rock
  • Walworth
  • Waukesha

If your county is not listed feel free to reach out to your case manager to inquire about our services. 

*Families who do not have CLTS may access the course via private pay funding. Email us for more information on pricing and sliding scale options. 

What is Adaptive Parenting?

Adaptive Parenting is an approach based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Contextual Behavior Science. The aim is to build psychological flexibility – the ability to adapt to unexpected life events. It is not a prescriptive parenting approach about what to do or not do, but rather focuses on how to be. Building personal resilience and flexibility naturally improves parenting skills and helps parents to be grounded and intentional with their decisions. With psychological flexibility, you can bend rather than break in the face of challenges. This allows you to persist and move towards what’s important despite hardship. The goal is to develop the mental elasticity to be self-aware, determine if your parenting is working in your context, and align it with your values. When parents learn to be Adaptive, they find the answers within themselves rather than needing external parenting advice. 

Course Topics

Part 1: Understanding Behavior

  • Contextual Behavior Science: Parenting In-Context
  • Behavior Basics 
  • Understanding, Accepting & Celebrating your Child 

Part 2: Learning New Skills

  • Identifying Goals: What does your Child need to Learn? 
  • Connection & Prevention: Knowing your Child & Anticipating their Needs 
  • Responding to Concerning Behaviors & Increasing Cooperation 
  • Teaching New Daily Living Skills: How to get Them to actually Brush their Teeth
  • Parenting Kids with Big Emotions: Emotional Coaching & Regulation Skills 

Part 3: Building Resilience

  • Building Psychological Flexibility to Adapt & Thrive under Pressure 
  • Connecting to your Values: What is Most Important Right Now? 
  • Being in the Present moment: Building Mindful Awareness in your Parenting
  • Unhooking from your Mind & Accepting your Experience
  • Making Decisions & Taking ACTION: Committing to Meaningful Behavior-Change

*This course is taught by Brianna Z. Kauer, the owner of CBS who is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Peer-Reviewed Trainer in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. 

Schedule

Our next Live Course will run on Tuesdays 6:00-7:15 pm February – April 2024

Sign up today for the Adaptive Online Parenting Course to grow the skills and understanding to improve your family life. 

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