Course content – Help! My child is struggling
How do I understand my child’s distress?
This course focuses on how parents can understand their child’s distress and potential diagnosis/diagnoses. In the course, we discuss whether the distress should define the family’s daily life, norms, and values, and whether it is even possible to live a “normal” family life. The course equips parents to be curious about the considerations they need to take for the child, which may not apply to siblings. It provides insight into how parents can navigate these questions and find balance in the family’s everyday life.
The difficult conversations with my child
This course focuses on conversation techniques and tools. In some cases, parents experience that the relationship and dialogue with their child are difficult and stuck, making it hard to help. In this course, we discuss how adults can repair the relationship and find new possibilities within it. The course equips parents for conversations that positively contribute to the child’s self-understanding and identity and help the child gain new perspectives on their story.
How do I take care of myself as a parent?
It is completely natural to experience feelings like frustration, stress, or worry when you have children with challenges, distress, or special needs. In the course, we discuss the importance of taking care of yourself and how to incorporate this into a daily life that can seem exhausting, heavy, and filled with challenges. The course provides tools on how parents can take care of themselves and maintain a healthy balance at home, while supporting their child – including accepting difficult emotions, thinking about supportive networks, prioritizing self-care, seeking help, and finding time to relax.