6 month Parenting Support Program

You are likely here because you want to feel connected and attuned to your child but you are struggling with the intensity of all the feelings and behaviours - theirs AND yours. So many parents want to parent differently to how they were parented, but don’t know how. It can be overwhelming trying to find the right knowledge, books, advice, support people and understanding what even is the next right step.

If you are regularly triggered by your child’s behaviours, you are in cycles of anger, frustration, impatience, guilt and shame, you are in the right place. We are not meant to be mothering alone - we need community, connection, support, supportive people to listen to OUR feelings so that we can listen to our children.

A space for mothers to grow together

  • 12 x 2 hour group coaching sessions every 2 weeks with breaks for school holidays (Australia). Calls are via Zoom on Wednesday 11am - 1pm AEDT/ AEST - all recorded so you can watch replays) with Alita Blanchard. Share learnings, build safety in connection, review challenges and breakthroughs, build self compassion.

  • 3 x 1.5 hour Masterclasses

    • Perfect Mother Myth and Softening Expectations - Abbey Gibson, Woman Kind Therapy

    • Nervous System Care, Somatic Practices for Anger - Vanessa Worthington, Trauma Trained Therapist

    • Making sense of Anger - Emily Brewer, Root Cause and Emotional Body Release practitioner

  • Private Facebook and Messenger group for discussion, additional links and questions.

  • Listening partnership groups set up for ongoing support

  • Lifetime access to your online evidence based Parenting Course (provided by Jai Institute of Parenting). This is a resource that will keep giving as you journey through motherhood and your children growing. Includes videos and workbooks based on latest brain science, attachment and nervous system science and child development research.

Growth in connection with others

The benefits of group connection

  • We heal in relationship with others. Small intimate group to build a feeling of safety, community and connection. My goal is for you to create ongoing connections and listening partnerships with likeminded mothers and carers who are also growing with you.

  • We focus on curiosity, practice, listening, self compassion, imperfection and radical self care. You also have access to what so many mothers deeply need for growth - a space to share your truth, your feelings, listening partnerships, community, support and space holding. We often don't have villages of support. This group can become a part of the village you need.

I deeply believe Conscious (ish) and Nervous System informed parenting - with a focus on SAFETY - is the the foundational healing work our world needs for emotional wellbeing. It is focused on you, the parent. Because all the parenting strategies in the world do not work unless you have the ability to truly listen and process your own emotions, feel safe, know how to regulate your nervous system and understand the importance of healthy emotional release.

Details and Dates

Payment Options

This is an investment in what is likely the most important role you will ever have - your relationship with your children, your motherhood journey and your self growth. We spend so much on our children's nurseries, prams, clothes and our own homes and yet very rarely do we think to invest in actual education and support systems in parenting - which I believe is the most critical investment we can ever make in our family’s growth and emotional wellbeing.

PRICE AND PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS

(Email Alita to set up a payment plan HERE)

Dates

Time of calls is 11am - 1pm  AEDT / AEST unless stated otherwise. All calls are recorded and saved in private group. 

  1. Wednesday 13th March   - Introduction Circle  - Setting the space for growth, Power of vulnerability and introductions 

  2. Wednesday 27th March - Coaching call - Setting your intentions / Knowing your values

  3. Wednesday 10th April - Coaching call  - Pillars of Conscious Parenting

    ——School holiday break —

  4. Wednesday 1st May  - Coaching call  - Making sense of Attachment science

  5. Wednesday 15th May -  Coaching call   - Making sense of Nervous system science

  6. Wednesday 29th May - Coaching call  - Making sense of Brain science & Mindsight

  7. Wednesday 12th June  - - Coaching call  - Building Emotional intelligence

  8. Wednesday 26th June   - - Coaching call  - Empowered conversations (Non violent communication) 

    ——School holiday break —

  9. Wednesday 24th July   - - Coaching call  -Boundaries and family values

  10. Wednesday 7th August - - Coaching call  -Anger and healthy aggression

  11. Wednesday 21st August  - Coaching call  - Playful parenting and stories

  12. Wednesday 28th August - Coaching call  - Your personal transformation

BONUS MASTERCLASSES

Date TBC - April 2024  -  Perfect Mother Myth and Softening Expectations - - Abbey Gibson, Therapist

Date TBC  May  2024  -  Somatic tools for nervous system care and anger release - Vanessa Worthington, Trauma Trained Therapist

Date TBC July 2024 - Making sense of Anger - Emily Brewer, Root Cause and Emotional Body Release practitioner

All calls are recorded. You do NOT need to attend live however if you can make space, call in help and aim to be as present to as many as possible, you will get the additional benefit of being in a supportive, connecting group of likeminded mothers, sharing, listening, coregulating.

All dates and times are subject to change and are based on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST/AEDT)

Your transformation in motherhood

Guiding you on a growth journey

As a Parent Coach, trained and certified by Jai Institute of Parenting, and Holistic Counsellor (in the making) my guiding philosophy is based on this truth: Children’s behavior is a direct reflection of their needs (met or unmet) and our triggers (expressed consciously or unconsciously). When parents change, children’s behavior changes. So we provide a deeply transformational experience for parents first.

In my program, you can learn how transform your unconscious actions - such as shaming, yelling, punishments, fears and high expectations - by shining a spotlight on them. From here, you make the unconscious conscious. This is where true transformation happens. Conscious parenting is the process of becoming aware of what your reactions are in order to make a conscious choice to change them.

12 Module Parenting Support Program

  • Module One - Welcome: Setting the Container

    We will:

    • Create a supportive and brave space

    • Get to know each other and the Jai Institute for Parenting online training portal

    • Provide an overview of the 6 months ahead

    • Discuss the power and healing in vulnerability

  • Module Two - Setting Your Intentions as a Parent

    We will:

    - What are your strengths as a parent and

    what is going well?

    - Radical self care, resources and setting yourself up for support and growth.

    - What are your top 3 personal values?

    - About Active Listening

  • Module Three - The Ten Core Pillars of Connected Parenting

    You’ll learn:

    • The principles of Connected and Conscious Parenting

    • The Power Over Parenting Paradigm

    • The Power Under Parenting Paradigm

    • The most common obstacles and fears

  • Module Four - Making Sense of Attachment Science

    You’ll learn:

    • What creates a Secure Attachment

    • What creates an Ambivalent Anxious Attachment

    • What creates Avoidant Attachment

    • What creates Disorganised Attachment

    • How to earn a Secure Attachment within yourself so you can offer to your children

  • Module Five: Making Sense of Nervous System Science

    You’ll learn:

    • All behavior is our best attempt to meet a core need: SAFETY

    • How to be your child’s Safe Harbor by becoming your own Safe Anchor

    • Understanding of how the nervous system works

    • Polyvagal Theory and the Vagus Nerve

    • How to support your children through sensory overload

    • How to track your nervous system and return to regulation

    • The art of Rupture and Repair

    • Tools - “Tapping” for Nervous System Safety

  • Module Six - Making Sense of Mindsight and Brain Science

    You’ll learn:

    • What Mindsight is - how to use it

    • The neurobiology of Empathy and Compassion

    • How parents are literally their children’s brain sculptors!

    • How to choose curiosity rather than judgment

    • The Six Barriers that keep us from Mindsight

    • The Seven Encouragers of Mindsight

    • Brain development for children birth-age 30

    • Understanding our subconscious mind and our belief system

  • Module Seven - Making Sense of Emotional Intelligence

    You’ll learn:

    • What Emotional Intelligence is

    • What keeps us from embodied Emotional Intelligence

    • The new communication of Feelings, Faux Feelings, Needs, and Beliefs

    • How we can support our children’s emotional development

    • An emotional body guided meditation and instructional video

    • “Permission to FEEL”

    • Non Verbal Self Empathy

  • Module Eight - Empowered Conversations

    You’ll learn:

    • Your belief system around voice, expression, and feelings + needs

    • A Ten Step Process of Empowered Conversation

    • What blocks us from communicating consciously and non violently

    • How to make a clear request versus a demand

    • How to model intentional speech

  • Module Nine - The PEACE Process

    You’ll learn:

    • The Five-Step Process of PEACE

    • How to shift from Power Over or Under Boundaries into Power With

    • The art of the Loving Limit

    • Boundaries from Values

    • How to focus on engagement over expectations

  • Module Ten - Anger and Healthy Agression

    You’ll learn:

    • Generational patterns around anger and aggression

    • How to move through anger in your body in way that is harm-less

    • How to practice, & model, anger resolution for your child

    • How to hold space for & support your child’s anger processing

    • A deeper awareness of your judgments & beliefs around anger

    • How to anticipate anger by reading your body’s cues

    • How to befriend your anger in whatever way serves best

  • Module Eleven - Playful Parenting and Storytelling

    You’ll learn:

    • The Twelve Play Languages

    • The Four Temperaments

    • The barriers that keep parents from playfulness

    • How to transform conflict through empathy & play

    • Role-reversal & healing role play

    • Healing stories for stressed behavior

    • How to connect to your inner child & reclaim play

    • What games speak to your heart & how to introduce them to your child

    • Games for aggression, anger, & anxiety

    • Games, games, and more games!

  • Module Twelve - Your Personal Transformation

    We will:

    • Reflect on your goals and intentions - for yourself and for your relationship with your children

    • Reflect on the wins

    • Reflect on your growth

    • Share what has awakened in you

    • What are you most proud of?

    • Where are you now - mentally, emotionally, and physically.

What others have shared…

  • "Alita is an exhausted, frazzled and confused parents dream. She is like a big warm hug wrapped around you, reassuring you that you are good enough, and that she is there to help you. You can see Alita puts her heart and soul into her work. She offers more time, care and resources to her clients than I have ever experienced. There is no ego, no pride, no financial motivation in anything that she does. Alita just genuinely wants to help mums become happier and more connected parents. I could listen to her all day and I wish I had her in my handbag so I could talk to her whenever I needed. Thank you Alita. We will definitely work together again I'm sure :)"

    Lana T, Parent Course member 2023

  • “I am so thankful to be part of Alita’s pilot group parent coaching course with a bunch of other Mummas. Alita… wow! What a woman. She is honest about mistakes she makes on her own parenting journey which is so refreshing and her mistakes are so familiar with my own. She is funny! I can laugh and cry at the same time which makes healing those very sore wounds easier in a strange way! I feel supported, heard and understood at all times. Alita has given so much more than ever expected to us all. Although I have yet to meet Alita, I feel she connects in a way you feel you know her well. I have told Alita and the group things I would never speak aloud. Yet, the circle is such a safe container that I feel just that. Safe. I feel heard. With that comes healing. Healing I’ve done that I would never have done without this program. If you’re ready to heal, I say this with a full heart, commit to this. You will have zero regrets. The Jai Institute content is enjoyable, knowledgeable and short enough to not get lost. Thank you Alita. You are gold.” Parenting coaching with Alita has changed my family life for the better. Understanding the importance of co regulation, how play can connect and regulate, that self care is a must plus so much more has made family life smoother and happier for us all. The process was intense at times but with her sense of humor and being real about her own journey as a Mother, Alita is an excellent coach, space holder and listener. I’ll be forever grateful for Alita offering this coaching.”

    Laura Jones, Mama of 4 - Central Coast, Australia

  • "The parent coaching course with Alita was absolutely life changing, I dug up way more than any counselling I've had over had over the years. The whole process helped me find and face myself, to come out the other side with more awareness, patience and compassion. I have found ways to connect with my boys on a much deeper level and as I learn to listen to their feelings our family environment is becoming a safe haven for them to be truly seen and heard. Alita created a beautiful space for growth, connection and vulnerability. I am so grateful to have to been challenged and transformed by her work. Our family will never be the same again."

    Jasmin Konemann, Mama of 3 children, Central Coast Australia

  • "Alita has a warm and powerful presence, and a passion for supporting Mummas in a gentle, safe way. The Program provides a framework to guide you through a deep dive into your own story — it has helped me make sense of who I am, and why I parent the way I do. I have learned so much from Alita, from the beautiful ladies in the group, from the Jai Parenting content, and the endless resources shared by Alita. For me, this is just the beginning of a healing journey, but now I approach my parenting through a new lense, with more empathy and acceptance of my children for who they are. I whole-heartedly recommend Alita's program and am forever grateful that I took the leap to sign up!"

    Emma G C, Mumma of 3 boys - Central Coast, Australia

  • "Alita is a very generous, grounded, and knowledgeable parenting coach. During the programme I felt seen, heard and understood. I learnt so much about myself, how to be with myself and my children in difficult moments and to have compassion for myself in difficult moments. Alita offers so much wisdom and knowledge and I loved learning with her. I feel so grateful to be able to bring what I learnt into my life with my children. It has been life changing and I continue to see shifts in myself. This continues to ripple out in many beautiful ways bringing deeper love, connection, compassion for myself, with my children and family."

    Cara W, Mama of 2 girls - Central Coast, Australia

  • "Thank you Alita for all of your time and insight since I engaged with you last year. You are an absolute gift to my family, and so many peoples' lives you are touching with your work. I always feel grounded and re-centered after our chats online. Ready to continue to do the work with new energy and compassion. Words can't thoroughly express how in awe I am of your spirit and your work and how grateful I am for all of it. I look forward to continuing to soak it all in however I can, for as long as I can, and to someday being able to connect in person. Please know that your passion and work that you are gifting the world is truly impactful and inspirational."

    Jenn R, Mumma of 2 - Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia

  • "Being part of Alita's parenting course has been life changing (I know, big call but seriously true). Having access to the wealth of knowledge from the course materials, Alita herself and also the other group of mothers has been invaluable and I will be revisiting the material for years to come. The circle container allowed me to open up about issues that I haven't ever spoken about to others for fear of judgement. Alita sets up a circle of trust and acceptance that I have not experienced anywhere else, which allowed me to speak my truth, laugh, cry and heal. No judgement of past mistakes, just honesty and a willingness to learn and do better. This is so much more than a parenting course, it provides you with the tools to live a healthy life with all those around you while raising little ones with ease, grace and acceptance of all the amazing things they are. I got more from this course than I ever got from years of therapy and my kids have regulated adults to help and support them to grow. There is way more laughter and joy in this home now and I can't thank Alita enough!"

    Sam G, Step Mumma of 2 - Central Coast, Australia

  • “Working with Alita has given me time to deepen my understanding of the important connection between mother and child. I feel grateful for the offering, and feel now that I have better tools for parenting, not just because I understand my children better, but because I understand myself better too. I feel this course is part of my life-long puzzle, just slowly and consciously putting all the pieces together. Thank you for the guidance and support.”

    Berni W, Central Coast, Australia

  • "I honestly feel like this women's circle, created by Alita, has been the right kind of place I needed to be in for postpartum and my mothering journey. I'd been looking for some kind of community or connections with other mothers who also want to have the real, raw and deep conversations about their motherhood experiences but hadn't found something till this. I've really appreciated the connections made in the group. For the first time since becoming a mum, I felt seen, heard and acknowledged. I was able to truly share without feeling judged or worrying about being ashamed, and without being given unsolicited, unnecessary advice. The teachings that Alita shared were really valuable and applicable to the feelings and experiences of being a mum and I got a lot out of them. I appreciated each person's vulnerability to share their personal experience with me and allow me to do the same with them, and resonated with parts of their story or their feelings. I really felt like I "belonged" and felt in solidarity with other mothers. Thank you Alita for the work you're doing.”

    Mikal, Belonging Mothers Circle series

  • "Alita offers such a safe space, I felt held and heard by everyone and I was able to open up and really connect with myself and move through some big things. It’s so important for us mamas to have a safe space with no judgement. Alita’s circles always give me everything I need.”

    Mothers Circle attendee

  • “I love how passionate Alita is about Conscious Parenting and radical self care. It makes me feel empowered to know I don't have to be a perfect mumma but can still be aware and present with my baby girl. Alita has also helped me understand that to care for my baby I need to care for myself first. This experience has been so important for my motherhood journey.”

    Jenna, Conscious Parenting circle attendee

  • "The Aware Mama course is the most valuable investment I have made in myself in years. The insights I have gained are significantly improving my personal life and parenting skills, and I recommend her course to everyone who is struggling in their mothering journey."

    Kate A, member of Becoming the Mother a Child Needs course

  • "Alita’s work and the space she facilitates is just pure magic. Working with her in this course has been truly incredible. The information was thorough and practical and was delivered in a safe, supportive and loving group of like-minded mums. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to invest in myself and my parenting and won’t hesitate to sing her praises or sign up for more courses in the future! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart xx"

    Katie F, parenting course member, 2023

  • "Becoming was such a healing space for me as a mum to a sensitive little boy with big feelings.I found so much strength and connection in listening to others who are walking through a similar journey. Alita has a wealth of knowledge and pulls together the many facets of parenting and self growth knitting together a wholistic approach. The foundations laid throughout this coaching have carved out a path forward for our family but without pressure or perfectionism. So very thankful to have been in this space."

    Jasmin K, Parenting Course member 2023

  • "I have just completed the very powerful, transformative and informative ‘BECOMING the Mother Your Child Needs’ course and would absolutely recommend it or any other work with Alita, if you have the opportunity! Alita holds a very safe and supportive container and shares so much incredible wisdom and resources from her lived experience and integrated learning, and delivers it in a way that is easy to understand and implement. I have already experienced profound changes in the way I am able to be with and support my son, who has some very tricky behaviours, with more presence, compassion and calm. Thank you Alita!"

    Amy C, Parenting Course member, 2023