Up your parenting game

Our children’s futures are heavily influenced by how we parent now. Learn what the latest research in child development, brain development, attachment, and the systemic effects of trauma can teach you about how to prepare your children now for the future to come. With Trust Based Relational Intervention®, you will learn to empower your children to succeed, connect at a deep level, and correct misbehavior with all three markers of a successful intervention:

1. Changed behavior
2. Adult & child are both content
3. Adult and child are more connected than before

Effective help even when...

• Nothing you try seems to help
• You don’t like the kind of parent you’ve become
• You are afraid for the future
• You feel more like a prison warden than a parent
• You are having trouble liking your kids
• You find yourself angry and yelling all the time
• You are depleted, and just want to check out
• Misbehaviors are extreme, intense, and frequent

practical strategies to calmly respond to...

• Deception Behaviors: Lying, stealing, cheating, hiding, sneaking, manipulating
• Verbal Aggression: Threats, name calling, mean words, cussing
• Physical Aggression: Hitting, kicking, biting, spitting, throwing objects
• Disrespectful Behaviors: Defiance, back-talk, mocking, ignoring, eye-rolling, bossiness
• Food Issues: Picky eating, gorging, hoarding food, not eating, craving sugary foods
• Attachment issues: Insecure or disorganized attachment behaviors, resists attachment, indiscriminate interactions with strangers, difficulty learning trust
• And everything else you care to add to the list

"The morning of day three I got a desperation call from my adult son who was watching my two youngest kids. In minutes I had figured out the problem and told him what to do. I knew before we were even finished with the boot camp that I could do this stuff fast, because I had just done it."

- Mark P., Boot Camp Dad

1. TBRI® Caregiver training covering the three principles of TBRI®:

• (Day 1) Empowering Principles address the internal physiological and external environmental needs that bring success within reach for your child
• (Day 2) Connecting Principles help caregivers meet every child’s need for felt safety, trust, and belonging
• (Day 3) Correcting Principles show how to respond to misbehavior without sabotaging the hard work invested into empowering and connecting

2. Interactive group coaching to:

• Troubleshoot challenging behaviors
• Gain awareness of all the contributing factors
• Brainstorm solutions
• Identify SMART action items
(Simple, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based)

You will come away with a whole new perspective on your child’s behavior and learn to ask the right questions to see the unmet needs beneath the behavior. 

3. Guided, relevant role-play practice:

• Identify challenging scenarios
• Plan out connected responses using TBRI® strategies just learned
• Rehearse and practice with the other participants
• Get encouraging feedback and helpful suggestions
• Watch Mark model difficult interactions

Interactive role play helps you transform theory into practice so you can go home prepared to hit the ground running.

Who can attend?

This boot camp is designed for adults only, and is limited to maximum of 10 families with each family represented by two adult caregivers. For two parent homes, attendance by both parents is ideal. When only one parent is available, you are encouraged to bring a second adult that supports your family, such as an adult baby sitter, friend, relative, teacher, therapist, doctor, or respite provider.
Exceptions must be negotiated with Seen and Heard.

Daily schedule

8 AM: Morning session begins
Noon: Break for lunch
1 PM: Afternoon session begins
5 PM: Break for dinner
6 PM: Evening session begins
8 PM: Boot camp ends

Note: Each day will start promptly at 8AM. Please plan to arrive 10-15 minutes early to minimize interruptions and delays.
 

Meals and Snacks

Participants are responsible for their own meals. Information about nearby restaurants will be provided in advance.

Coffee, water, and healthy snacks are provided.

ChildCare

Childcare is not provided. Participants must make their own arrangements for childcare.

Cost & Registration

The cost of a boot camp is $500 per family, and each family is allowed 2 participants. (See "Who Can Attend" for details.)

Registration is transferable, but not refundable.

Click here to register and pay

Hotel Reservations

Rooms are (optionally) available at a discounted rate of $105/night (+taxes) through September 6th. Every room in the hotel is a suite, and you have the option to choose one king bed or two double beds. After September 6th, regular rates apply.

To book, call (303) 799-4555 and mention Seen and Heard.