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Join Our Emotional Regulation Parent + Child workshop!
Winter Cohort- 2025
Does your child struggle with managing their anger, frustration, anxiety, or sadness?
Does your child's emotional regulation continually impact their relationship with you, siblings, peers, teachers, or other adults?
Is your child experiencing any academic or behavioral challenges that might be related to emotional regulation difficulties?
Do you feel that you and your child could benefit from learning strategies to recognize and manage emotions more effectively?
If so, this workshop can help! Led by an experienced mental health/fitness therapist AND a pediatric occupational therapist, this workshop focuses on the parent and child relationship by helping you identify and understand emotions, how to co-regulate emotions, coping skills and strategies for the different emotions, and overall help your child be able to manage their emotions in a healthy and productive way.
Workshop Details
Duration: Six sessions (bi-monthly)
Timing:
Thursdays 6:00-7:00 PM: September 18th + 25th
October 2nd, 9th, 16th, + 23rd
Suitable for: Ages 5-10
Location: Omnia Paratus Gym
610 E. William Street
Cost: If paying upfront= $366 for the whole workshop ($61/session, which includes both parent + child)
If paying in monthly installments=$140/month ($70/session)
The workshop is capped at 6-8 families. if this workshop is of interest to you, but the time doesn't work please let us know!
“This workshop has helped me become a more compassionate parent. It has also helped my daughter understand her emotions and how to express them. She felt safe to express whatever she was feeling and we were able to constructively talk about it. When she is upset, I am able to talk to her about things we have worked on in class. It is very helpful because it is not just her Mom saying it, I am reminding her of what we worked on! I would recommend this to anyone, whether they have neurodivergent children or not!”
Katie R. (Child age 7)
“This workshop was a wonderful experience for our whole family. It's really helpful to have these discussions about struggles in our household and hear from other families about having those same struggles. All of us learned to be better about expressing our feelings and to have more patience with each other and ourselves. It's amazing to watch something click in your kid and them understand that if we just talk about it we can work it out together. I would recommend this workshop to any family.”
Nicki W.
(Children age 10 + age 8)
“This workshop series helped our family to have open conversations about things that we typically would not have had. Parenting workshops/classes I have attended in the past were just for me, but it was super powerful to have my child there with me. We were both able to learn side by side which had a huge impact.”
Lauren w. (child age 7)
What Topics will the Workshop Entail?
Identifying and understanding emotions, including learning about internal body cues and connecting them to the emotions you're feeling.
Identifying healthy and unhealthy emotional responses.
Learning about the inner critic and positive self-talk.
Strategies for improving frustration tolerance, impulsivity, sharing, and turn taking skills.
Understanding co-regulation skills, setting boundaries, and providing expectations.
Increasing awareness on how sleep, exercise, food, sunlight, screens, and sensory needs affect emotional regulation.
HEY. I'M ERIKA!
I'm from NY and loving our journey in Apex, NC since 2017. I am a mom of two; ages 4 and 6. As a mental health professional I have developed my niche of utilizing a holistic approach and framework while supporting clients through fitness and movement. During COVID, my husband and I married our loves of mental health + fitness together in 2020 and created a brick and mortar gym in Apex. We utilize a variety of techniques to help symptom reduction, regulate the nervous system through breath work, self talk, empowerment, mental strength, strength training, rapport building and challenging ourselves to find our best self!
This journey of creating these workshops with Kylee hit home when I was actively supporting my youngest who was working on emotional regulation and frustration tolerance. It was hard to swallow as a parent but I hit the ground running to figure out how I could be a better teacher and supporter for my son and allow him to be successful. While working with an OT we were able to make significant changes in a short time. This sparked our idea of helping other families to find hope and allow families to feel success with professional support!
HEY. I'M KYLEE!
I'm the pediatric occupational therapist who will be Erika's partner in running this workshop! As a pediatric OT, I've been able to work with many families over the years, and one common challenge that I see is emotional regulation. Heck, as a parent to twin four-year old girls this is something that I face on a daily basis.
Like most of you- I learned a lot about myself during COVID. I took this as an opportunity to grow and change. Instead of wanting to change my children, I focused on changing me as the parent through integrating self-regulation techniques to help calm my nervous system and increasing my knowledge on child-behavior. I also focused on creating a home environment that fostered growth, self-control, and functional independence in my children. I started building new simple habits, which later turned into life-changing routines for me and my family.
This made me want to reach more parents, and share my experience of motherhood, personal development, and working as an occupational therapist with you.
Some fun tidbits- I'm also a parent coach, entrepreneur, and wife living my dream life in North Carolina. I'm currently obsessed with eating glazed donuts, my morning ritual of reading and journaling, dreaming of my future beach house, and watching my girls learn new things.
I can't wait to work with you and your child!
FAQ
DO YOU ACCEPT OTHER PAYMENT FORMS?
Yes we do. You can send via Zelle to 435-680-0768 (Kylee Leavitt) or Venmo @erika-hoeckberg. Please leave your first and last name with your email address in the notes. You must send money in order to reserve a spot for you and your child.
DO YOU OFFER PAYMENT PLANS?
Yes, if requested, then you can pay for it at a monthly price of $140. Please send an email to [email protected] for how to set it up.
DO YOU HAVE A REFUND POLICY?
By signing up for the workshop, you are holding and securing a spot for you and your child. Due to this we do not offer refunds. However, if you are unsure if it will be a good fit, then we recommend you go the route of paying for it monthly, then you can opt out after the first month if it's not for you.
DO BOTH THE CHILD AND PARENT NEED TO ATTEND?
We highly recommend that both you and your child attend the workshop. It is required that you as the parent MUST be present. The goal is for you and your child to learn these skills together, so you can go home work on these skills and implement them together.
DOES THE SAME PARENT NEED TO BE THERE FOR EACH WORKSHOP?
No, you and your partner are able to alternate who attends the workshop. It is highly recommended that both parents know what goes on during each workshop, so you can implement it together at home.
CAN BOTH PARENTS ATTEND? CAN A SIBLING ATTEND?
Yes, both parents can attend with their child. We also have let siblings attend who fall in the 5-12 age range.
AM I ABLE TO MISS A WORKSHOP?
Absolutely. We understand that things come up, vacations are planned, etc. Just let us know ahead of time if you'll be missing, and we will coordinate emailing you the missed material.
DO YOU OFFER MAKEUP SESSIONS OR REFUNDS FOR MISSED SESSIONS?
We do not offer makeup sessions or refunds. However, we can email you the missed material and worksheets.
WHAT TYPE OF ATTIRE SHOULD WE WEAR?
This workshop does take place in a fitness gym. We will have different activities that will require movement and getting the heart rate up. We recommend coming in workout clothes and tennis shoes.
DOES MY CHILD NEED CERTAIN SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WORKSHOP?
During the workshop, there will be instruction given, opportunities to vocalize emotions and real-life scenarios, group activities, and more. It is best that your child is able to be able to sit for 10+ minutes and follow 2-3 step directions.
WILL OTHER SKILLS IN ADDITION TO EMOTIONAL REGULATION BE ADDRESSED DURING THESE SESSIONS?
Yes! We plan on incorporating various gross motor, fine motor, and coordination activities throughout the workshop.
As a side note, make sure to fill out the short google form after you checkout (it will be linked)- it's a way for us to get to know you and your child more!
If you have any questions about the workshop, feel free to reach out to Kylee at [email protected] or 435-680-0768 or Erika at [email protected] or 516-924-1200.
We can't wait for this workshop to begin!