Foundations for Empowered Parenting
12-Week Online Course | Next Cohort Begins June 2023
Parenting skills are relationship skills, and the quality of our relationships starts with us.
I am thrilled that you are considering taking the time to become a reflective and mindful parent. What an incredible gift for your family and valuable investment in yourself!
I won't mince words - this course is definitely a commitment.
On the surface, it is about 3-4 hours of work per week, which you'll spend watching a pre-recorded video, filling out a workbook, and meeting for an hour each Saturday via Zoom.
But deeper than that, this course will also challenge your assumptions.
It will ask you to look inward often, to identify your needs and values, to own your life, connect with your intuitive power, and love yourself in the process.
This is a parent-centered class, which means that, while we know you probably wish your kid would just stop calling their sister names or just be more helpful around the house, ultimately, we can't control anyone else.
Our relationships and our influence in those relationships start with us, first and foremost, so that's at the heart of everything we do.
Will your family dynamics and children's behavior change as a result of your personal empowerment? Most certainly.
Putting into practice the things I learned in this course has changed my relationship with my kids 100%, along with my relationship with my husband, my ex-husband, and all other relationships in my life.
This is seriously transformational stuff.
However, the focus is first on understanding ourselves, finding the space in difficult moments to be able to make more conscious decisions, and parenting and living from a place of inner calm, centeredness and peace.
It's never too late to become the parent you want to be
What You Get
Lifetime Access to 12 modules of Science-Based Parenting Content from the Jai Institute
Learn how to apply modern breakthroughs in brain development science, nervous system regulation, and attachment patterns to your parenting strategies while honoring the individuality of your unique children
12 live community calls with your instructor, janelle martinez
You'll have weekly group calls with Janelle to ask questions, engage with classmates, and learn how to apply the material to your own parenting experiences.
a like-minded parenting community
Learn alongside other parents so you can be witnessed and supported in a community of people who share your desire for emotionally healthy and connected families.
Our private Facebook group will give you a space to connect - and stay connected - along your evolving parenting journeys.
Course Curriculum
When you sign up, you'll receive a link via email from the Jai Institute to create an account to access the weekly videos and worksheets.
We will have a private Facebook group for anyone wishing to stay in touch, post questions or reflections during the week between meetings, and connect with fellow parents.
You will also receive a Zoom link for our weekly calls.
Meet Janelle and your fellow classmates via Zoom, become oriented to the structure of the class, and what to expect over the next 12 weeks together
This is a time to recognize all the resources you have, your strengths as a parent and as a family, and connect to what you love about your family, as well as the desires and intentions you have for yourself and your family going forward.
An overview of the 10 pillars of empowered parenting that provide the framework for the remaining modules
Learn how children develop different attachment strategies in relationship to their primary caregivers, and how your own attachment strategies may be affecting your parenting tendencies
Learn about the importance of feeling safe within our own nervous systems - safe in our own bodies - and how one's sense of emotional and physical safety affects parenting dynamics
Learn what blocks us from being able to practice mindsight - the ability to understand and validate what's happening in someone else's mind - with our children and how to improve this key relationship skill.
Explore how to become more comfortable with emotional self-expression, practice self-empathy and compassion with your own emotions, and model strong emotional intelligence.
Learn tools to connect with your own voice and communicate in a way that your children and co-parents can be receptive to what you're saying
Learn how to effectively translate your values into meaningful boundaries that honor the needs of everyone in the family, including yours.
Increase your capacity for holding space for the healthy expression of anger and aggression
Find the fun and joy in using playfulness to connect with your children. Learn how play contributes to the emotional connection, cognitive development, and overall wellbeing of your child, and how storytelling can help them process challenging events in their lives.
Celebrate yourself! This is a time to reflect on all the positive changes that you've initiated through your own personal transformation and commitment to this course.
FAQ
Yes! If you cannot make a class, a recording will be available, and you can also participate in the Facebook group anytime.
If your co-parent is also interested in enrolling in this class, that's great! Please reach out to me for information on how they can enroll alongside you at a discounted rate: janelle@connectedcoparenting.com
Yes! This cohort-based course will be offered at least 3 times a year in fall, winter, and spring, though prices are subject to increase. I highly encourage you to join the upcoming cohort for $497 if you can (that comes out to only about $40/week to change your relationship with your kids for the rest of your lives!)
want the content, but not the live calls?
If you prefer, you can purchase all 12 modules of Foundations of Empowered Parenting and study at your own pace. To figure out whether the live group course or the stand-alone online course is a better option for you, see the comparison chart below.
live classes + course content
Process the content of each module with accountability and community inside a cohort of fellow students, and receive direct support from Janelle in live sessions
$
297
course only
Get all 12 modules of the FEP course to study at your own pace
$
197
Your Instructor
JANELLE MARTINEZ
Passionate Educator
Janelle has almost 2 decades of experience in adult education. She has a deep understanding of how adults learn and integrate new skills into their lives.
She will be able to help you not only with building head knowledge but also with implementing the changes you most desire in your home life.
Thoughtful Mediator
Janelle became a professional certified mediator in early 2018. She has facilitated multiple mediations for separating parents and parents trying to make important decisions for their families in the midst of big changes.
She is confident that she can provide a safe space where you can be respected and heard. She will help you work toward workable solutions in the best interest of your children.
Lifelong Learner
Janelle has a deep-seated passion for learning and is committed to constant growth as a parent and as a coach.
She strives to keep up on the latest research and will bring critical information about brain development, emotional intelligence and nervous system science to your conversations with her.