The calls will be held on a Friday or Tuesday 12:30 or 1:30pm (Syd time) during NSW school terms. Dates and times will be sent on enrolment.

There are parts of the workbook that address this difficulty directly.

One of the great things about the approach taught in this program is that it encourages a process where the adolescent takes responsibility doesn't rely as heavily on consistency.

Most commonly, one parent is more motivated and has the time to participate in the program. When the other parent sees the difference they often start to be more open to a new approach. It only takes one person in a family system to begin to calm the whole family.

You won’t feel alone: One of the hardest parts of parenting is thinking that no one else is struggling. In a group, you get to see what I see that parents are all struggling with similar difficulties. By hearing from others you will feel less alone and it’ll normalize your experience of parenting.

When one person asks a question you get the answer too: Sometimes someone else will ask a question you didn’t realise you had and everyone gets to benefit from the learning of others. It’s not always necessary for you to do the talking, your biggest breakthroughs might be from just listening.

You will get the same parent coaching experience that I share with individual clients: We follow a clear framework so you feel less confused about how to approach the difficulties in your household.

Yes. One of the benefits of the program for single parents is having a space to share parenting struggles and decisions.

Yes. The registration fee is a family registration fee. All adults involved in parenting your teen can have access. 

The Calm Connection program parenting plan can be applied to almost any difficulty with a teenager. The zoom group calls are designed to help you apply the principles to your specific situation.

Yes. As long as your teen has average language and intellect. There are parents who have done the program who have teens on the spectrum. Learning to remain calm and understand where your teen is coming from is a very important component to the program and very important in parenting teens with ASD. 

Dr Kirstin Barchia will be taking the group calls for the June 2023 enrolment in the program. 

We ask that everyone in the group not share the personal stories of others in the group.

Only those registered will have access to the group calls and a waiting room and password will be set up to ensure that only those who are registered can attend.

You do not have to turn your camera on and you can use a first name or nickname to sign in.

The zoom call recordings will only be available to those registered in the program and only for a limited timeframe. 

This program is three types of programs rolled into one. It is not just a parenting program that teaches you evidence based parenting practices for parenting teens, it is also a self-development program to help manage stress and anxiety, and it is a psychological program that teaches information and skills to understand and respond to emotions (anxiety, anger, depression) in yourself and your teen.

The weekly cost of this program is less than $50. This is less than what many families spend on out of school activities to support their teen's development (e.g. music lessons, educational tutoring, sport, dance, drama lessons). 

As parents we invest in our children's extra curricular activities because we see that these activities boost their resilience to manage difficulties. Research shows that the parent teen relationship is an important part of teenage resilience and worth investing in. Parenting teenagers today requires new skills and knowledge than previous generations. You don't have to parent blindly and do it alone. 

The cost of individual sessions with a Clinical Psychologist is on average $260. Access the teaching material and group calls is far less expensive than accessing similar content from 1-1 appointments with a psychologist (5 hours course content and 10 hrs group calls 15hrs cost around $3900).  

The most valuable role of an online program is getting the content that you need to make changes. Often in one-one support the focus of the conversation is on the current crisis or concern and providing emotional support. While there is definite benefit to this, it is harder to learn the new ways of doing things from the middle of a conversation about a crisis. Having online content to complement personalised support is a helpful way of meeting both the need for emotional support and the need to learn new ways to approach difficulties. It is for this reason that we have now included the Q and A group zoom calls to complement the learning of the self-paced material.

You can access online programs in your own time without any of the additional time involved in travelling to and from an appointment.

You can access the program anywhere you have internet access. Instead if it taking extra time in your day you can do it while you exercise, clean, drive, or waiting to pick up your children from activities.

There is a 100% money-back guarantee for the first 7-days, so you can come in and get the full experience to make sure it’s a match for you.

You can submit questions before the call and I will answer them on the call. The zoom call will be recorded. Recordings will be available for 2 weeks.

Yes. The process taught in the program can be applied to tweens all the way through the teen years.