This workshop is designed to help parents understand and effectively respond to their child’s strong emotions (like anger, frustration, or anxiety) without resorting to punishment or giving in. It focuses on the crucial social-emotional development stage, providing practical, step-by-step scripts and tools for emotion coaching to build a child’s resilience and self-regulation skills. The target age range is typically toddlers through elementary school.

 

60-Minute Agenda

 

Time Duration Agenda Item Focus / Activity
0:00 5 min Welcome & Connection Quick introductions and a poll/icebreaker: “What’s the hardest feeling your child expresses?”
0:05 10 min Understanding the Brain Brief overview of the child’s developing brain (“Flipping the Lid” concept) and why they get overwhelmed.
0:15 15 min The 4 Steps of Emotion Coaching Step-by-step guide on how to be present, validate feelings, name the emotion, and solve the problem (or set a limit).
0:30 10 min Validation Scripts & Phrases Presentation of key phrases to use, and practice replacing unhelpful statements (“Stop crying”) with validating ones (“I see you’re really mad”).
0:40 10 min Setting Limits with Compassion How to coach a child through a meltdown and hold a firm boundary (e.g., “I know you’re angry, but we don’t hit”).
0:50 10 min Q&A and Takeaways Live questions answered, followed by a summary of 3 key takeaways and a resource handout download.