About the course

Parenting through tantrums, meltdowns, anxiety, frustration, emotional outbursts, and challenging behaviour can feel overwhelming. This practical online course helps parents better understand behaviour, emotional regulation, and child development — while giving you realistic strategies you can use immediately at home. Inside this course, you’ll learn how to: ✔ Respond calmly during difficult moments ✔ Reduce meltdowns and power struggles ✔ Support anxiety and emotional overwhelm ✔ Build emotional resilience and confidence ✔ Strengthen connection with your child ✔ Create a calmer and more connected home 💚 Designed for real families navigating real emotions.

Curriculum

10 Chapters · 42 Lessons

  1. 1

    Introduction

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      Course Overview

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      What you will learn

  2. 2

    Understanding Big Emotions

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      What are emotions?

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      Why children express big emotions

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      Understanding the emotional brain

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      Understanding What’s Happening Beneath the Behaviour

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      Emotion Detective

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      Tips

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    Behaviour is communication

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      Looking Beyond the Behaviour

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      Example behaviours and what they may mean

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      Trigger tracker

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      Tips

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    Staying calm as a parent

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      Supporting children through emotions

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      Helping Parents Regulate Too

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      Build your calm tookit

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      Tips

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    Co-regulation strategies

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      Emotional regulatuion explained

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      Helping Children Feel Safe Through Connection

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      Create a calm corner

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      Tips

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    Reducing meltdowns

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      Understanding the Difference Between Tantrums & Meltdowns

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      What Increases Emotional Escalation?

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      The escalation cycle

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      Why Punishment Often Makes Meltdowns Worse

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      The importance with predictability

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      Creating More Cooperation and Less Conflict

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      After the meltdown

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      Meltdown tracker

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      Routine rest

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      Tips

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    Building emotional resilience

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      Helping Children Develop Healthy Coping Skills

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      Coping skills toolbox

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      Tips

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    Supporting anxiety and sensitive emotions

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      Understanding Anxiety, Worry & Emotional Sensitivity

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      Worry monster

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      Tips

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    Creating a calm and connected home

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      Bringing Everything Together

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      Connection challenge

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      Tips

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    You are not alone

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      A Final Message for Parents

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      Continue the Journey with Stages 4 Ages

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      Remember...

THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF…

You’ve ever found yourself: Walking on eggshells around big emotions Feeling exhausted by constant meltdowns Unsure how to respond calmly during difficult moments Struggling with emotional outbursts or challenging behaviour Wanting to support your child without yelling or punishment Feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, or emotionally drained as a parent You are not alone. And you do not need to parent through this without support.

Ready To Feel More Calm, Confident & Connected?

Join Helping Children Manage Big Emotions today and start building emotional resilience, calmer behaviour, and stronger family relationships.

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