Does your child's BIG emotions leave you exhausted, walking on eggshells, or wondering what else to try?
You love your child more than anything.
But some days it feels like every request turns into a battle.
Tiny disappointments become enormous meltdowns.
You find yourself constantly trying to prevent the next explosion.
You're exhausted . . . and you're wondering whether anything will actually help.
We help parents of highly emotional, intensely sensitive children learn practical skills that reduce conflict, strengthen connection, and create calmer homes.
After this course you'll know how to:
✓ Respond without escalating arguments
✓ Help your child recover from emotional meltdowns faster
✓ Reduce power struggles
✓ Reinforce the behaviors you actually want
✓ Set limits without constant yelling
✓ Stay calmer yourself
✓ Build a home where everyone feels understood
Highly emotional kids are what we call “Super Sensors”. They react quickly, feel things intensely, and have difficulties landing back on solid ground after an episode of strong emotions.
Parenting an emotionally dysregulated child, or Super Sensor requires a Super Parent, but none of us are born with a Super Parent cape. We need support and training to become what our Super Sensor kids need from us. There is no shame in that.
The best way to teach an emotionally sensitive child that there is always room to grow and improve is to model that growth. In this parent coaching program, parents learn and practice skills for creating an environment that fosters growth and change for all family members.
How this program is different
Most parenting training advice focuses on controlling behavior.
This program teaches you how emotions drive behavior—and how changing the emotional environment changes the behavior.
You'll learn practical skills drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children (DBT-C), one of the most researched treatments for emotion dysregulation. By providing emotion regulation skills for parents, children learn to reduce their own explosive behaviors and meltdowns.
Preparing for Take-Off: A Class for Parents and Caretakers with Emotionally Dysregulated Children
Next class now registering!
Tuesdays 12pm-1:30pm
September 8 - October 27, 2026
$50 per person per session
Virtual via Zoom — Join from anywhere!
Prepare for Lasting Change and Create a “Change-Ready Environment”
A change-ready environment is one where:
~ Behaviors you want to see are consistently reinforced
~ Behaviors you don't want are understood and the reasons behind them are acknowledged
~ Feelings are validated
~ New skills are learned, modeled, and regularly practiced
Investment:
$25 registration fee
$50/session
Your Class Itinerary
This class is virtual via Zoom. A private link will be provided prior to session start date.
Understanding yourself and what it takes to change a behavior — Pilots, Get to Know your Craft!
Long before take-off, astronauts learn the ins and outs of how their spacecraft operates. We will cover how you and your emotionally sensitive child operate. What fuels you both? What propels you both? Why are we built the way we are?
Managing Crisis Behaviors — Safety Checks
Astronauts always prepare for the worst by determining the warning signs of a crisis and creating a plan for dealing with meltdowns. Parents and caretakers will learn how to identify emotion dysregulation and distress before it becomes a full blown crisis in themselves and their kiddo, as well as how to handle their child when a explosive behavior occurs.
Decreasing Impulsivity — Fine Tune Your Radar System
A good flight crew is focused and aware of themselves and their surroundings at all times. In this parent training class, we talk about the importance of being in the present moment using the power of mindfulness and attention when parenting intense children.
Validation — Check Your Cabin Pressure
A regulated aircraft keeps a precise cabin pressure. Validation is as important to regulating emotions as air is to any human. Validation, therefore, is the “air in the room”. Throughout this parent coaching program, we talk about what to validate and what not to validate.
Keeping the wanted behaviors around — Check your Gauges
An aircraft’s gauges inform the pilot that they are going in the right direction. Your child also needs that information to stay motivated and progressing. In this parenting course, we will talk about how to create a reinforcement program for your child so they know what is expected of them and if they are accomplishing the goals you set. We also discuss how to stay consistent with it even when your own tolerance is waning.
Understanding Emotions — Fuel up
Your craft needs fuel to accelerate. Emotions are “people fuel”. They move us, motivate us, animate us, and yes, they can burn us. Parents will learn ways to help sensitive kids better understand their emotions. When we understand emotions, we have a better chance of choosing effective corresponding behaviors.
Communication and Support Systems — Comms Check
Your success and progress require more than one person knowing the itinerary of your journey. You need to be able to communicate with your child, and with other parents, teachers, and supporters, in order to create change and reach goals. Parents will uncover cracks in communication and learn ways of repairing those broken connections.
Ready to stop surviving your child's emotions and start understanding them?
Reserve your place in the next Preparing for Take-Off class.