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Live roundtable - February 10th 

What if it Was Not Bad Behavior

Panelists are:
Moderator is retreat host Anouk Briere-Godbout, owner of Family Moments www.familymoments.ca

Live roundtable - February 18th 

Staying calm to support our kids

Panelists are:
Moderator is retreat host Anouk Briere-Godbout, owner of Family Moments www.familymoments.ca

Kick-off Day: 2 live events today to get ready for the retreat


Kick-off Call February 24th at 10am ET 

Deep Dive into the nervous system

  • All about what the event will be like
  • Exploring how the nervous system impact our kids big emotions (and our) how regulation and co-regulation works (those are key concept in many of the presentation, make sure you understand them well).
By Anouk Brière-Godbout, Retreat Host

Replay here or in the Facebook group

Live Interview February 24th at 2pm ET 

Reducing Power Struggle Through Validation

Special Guest: Danika Maddocks from The Gifted Learning Lab, Gold Sponsor

Interviewed by Anouk Brière-Godbout, Retreat Host

And here are the links we referenced in the interview

Day 1: Managing Kids Big Emotions

As it's often the most pressing questions from parents, we'll start with helping you to manage your kids big emotions. We'll help you understand what's happening in your child when they meltdown, explore techniques to help them regulate themselves in the hard moments, and learn to deal with their intensity in a positive way. 

They also want to feel calm and connected, these presentations will help you help them do just that!

Live roundtable - February 25th at 10am ET

Helping Kids Release Emotions

Panelists are:
Moderator is retreat host Anouk Briere-Godbout, owner of Family Moments www.familymoments.ca

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Day 1 Overview 

Overview and my takeaways of Day 1 presentations, to help you chose what to listent to.

Could it be Language?

Shaqueena Murreld M.S., CCC- SLP

Is Perfectionism Cause for Your Child's (and Your) Intensity?

Dr Matt Zakreski

The Power of Movement: Calming and Connecting with Kids

Munira Adenwalla

Rhythms to Relief

Samantha Foote, MM, MT-BC

HALT- Why Loneliness is Often Punished

Sarah Salisott

Boy Talk - Supporting boys to express emotions 

Kathryne Imabayashi

Parenting Beyond Power: How to transform conflict into collaboration

Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed

When School is the Source of Big Emotions

Stephanie Sewell

The Power of Storytelling in Parenting : Connecting and Guiding our Kids

Brittany Podsobinski

Bonus Session

What About My Other Kids? Navigating the Complexities of Sibling Relationships in Families of Children with Challenging Behaviors

Eileen Devine

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Day 2: Less Conflicts - Stay Calm to Not Add Fuel to the Fire

As much as we want to find solution for our kids emotions and behavior, the only way to be able to go through life with one (or many) emotionally intense kids is to support ourselves first and stay calm ourselves when thing get heated so we don't had fuel to the fire. 

So today's all about finding what is triggering you the most so you can get a calm control back.

Live roundtable February 26th at 1pm ET

Are you Heading to Burnout?

Panelists are:

Moderator is retreat host Anouk Briere-Godbout, owner of Family Moments www.familymoments.ca

Missing Recording

I'm truly sorry, I forgot to press record on that roundtable, we won't have the recording. 

I encourage you to go listen to the speaker's individual presentations to get their insights. 

And I thank them for their contribution to that roundtable.

Live roundtable February 26th at 6pm ET

Are you Connecting or Disconnecting?

With Scotti, Kathryne, Crystal and Kara
Moderator is retreat host Anouk Briere-Godbout, owner of Family Moments www.familymoments.ca

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Day 2 Overview 

Overview and my takeaways of Day 2 presentations, to help you chose what to listent to.

Why Making Time for Your Relationship Can Bring Peace to Your Family

Sofia Ashley

Break the Negative Family Cycle: Navigating Common Challenges and Emotions for Parents on the Path to Change

Jocelyn Flores

End conflict with your strong willed, intensely feeling kid/teen

Allison Livingston

On The Coparent's Path: Strategies for Thriving with Intense Kids (after separation)

 Rita Morris

How Being Confident Allows you to Respond Instead of React

Anouk Brière-Godbout

Letting Go of Guilt: Embracing Parenting with Confidence

Crystal T, LLMSW

Self-Care Strategies for Harmonious Homes

Laurie Moser

Dealing With the Grief of All That "Could Have Been"

Tonya Wollum

Intense Parents Calmly Navigating Conflict with Your Intense Child

Patricia Sung

Bonus Session

Calming Conflict with School: Working with Schools (even when things get heated)

Scotti Weintraub

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Day 3: Deepen Family Connections 

Once the foundations are in place, the final day will focus on how to lower conflict and foster a connected family. 

These presentations will teach you specific strategies to help you start moving from conflict to connection.

Live roundtable February 27th at 10am ET

Easier Transitions Together

With Shaqueena, Brittany and Stephanie
Moderator is retreat host Anouk Briere-Godbout, owner of Family Moments www.familymoments.ca

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Day 3 Overview 

Overview and my takeaways of Day 3 presentations, to help you chose what to listent to.

Staying connected to shared reality: Meeting each moment as it comes

Gillian Boudreau

Lowering demands to reduce conflicts

Amanda Diekman

GEMS - Connecting in the everyday moments

 Cristina Johnson

Intentional Inconsistency: A Powerful Strategy to Inspire Cooperation with Strong-Willed Kids

Beaven Walters

Lean on the Interest-Based Nervous System to Reduce Conflict and Support Agency

Dr. Megan Anna Neff

Skills to "Connect, Then Redirect" in Intense Situations

Naomi Halterman

Common Reasons Kids Resist Learning in Homeschooling and What to Do About it

Afsaneh Moradian

Executive Function Strategies to Diffuse Family Conflict

Carrie Bonnett

Use Collaborative Games to Connect

Kara Peterson

Bonus Session

Navigating Cultural Expectations while Accommodating a Child's Emotional Needs

Paula S Lawrence

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Replay Days

  • Live events
  • Access all presentation again for 48h (Until March 2nd 9am ET)
  • Winners will be announced during the Closing Call

Live conference February 28th at 1pm ET

Calm your family to make the changes possible

We'll do practical exercises to see through all that you learned so far, focus on your key takeaways and decide on your next action steps so you don't leave the retreat feeling more overwhelmed than when you got here.

I'll also offer you a way to keep the support and encouragement you got during the event to keep the energy, motivation and momentum, even (especially) when things are hard. 

With: Anouk Brière-Godbout, Retreat Host

Prompts from the conference/workshop:

  • Why did you join in the first place? Note it down
  • Is there one presentation, one free resource, one Deep Connection Pass ressource, one tip or comment that helped answer that main reason why you joined? Nothing will solve it all of course but is there one thing that made you feel: Yes! That! That’s (part of) the answer I was looking for. Note that down.
  • Is there one thing you learned that blew your mind or resonated deeply (even if you don’t really know why). Note it. Then go back. Read it again, listen to it again and take it in more deeply. It’s ok to let other presentations on the side to go back to those that truly resonated. Explore that speaker more, follow them on social, subscribe to their podcast, download their free ressource and, if you have the DCP, get their bonus. If you resonated with them or something they said they might be one of the right people to help you. Not everyone is the right person for us, you have the right to chose who and what you listen to and it’s one of the great thing about an event like this one, you get to discover new resources. 
  • Then ask yourself: Why do those things resonate?  Note it down
  • And are all those things about your child? If so, was there something about you, for you too? If you only focused on your child you missed an important part (if not THE MOST important part of the event) go back to the roundtable of the 18th, the kick-off about the nervous system, regulation and coregulation and the presentations of the 2nd day (Less Conflicts - Stay Calm to Not Add Fuel to the Fire) and explore those, I will never say it enough: working on YOU being able to stay regulated is what will have the most impact as if you’re dysregulated you won’t be able to help your child or apply any real changes. 
  • Go back and ask yourself the same questions but about yourself: what were YOU coming for in the event, for YOU.

Closing Call March 1st at 7pm ET 

What I covered:

Presentations are still available until the 2nd at 9amET

By Anouk Brière-Godbout, event host
Day 1 Replays
Day 2 Replays
Day 3 Replays


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