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Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids

You’d never come for yourself. You’ll come for them.

A five-week series on raising resilient, emotionally secure kids — practical, warm, and grounded in how families actually work.

When
Weekends · TBD
Length
Five weeks
For
Couples & solo parents
Language
English · Ukrainian · Russian
Where
182 Tamarack Circle, Skillman, NJ 08558
Approach
The Gottman Method

Children don’t need perfect parents. They need parents who can meet a big feeling without being thrown by it — and that’s a set of skills, not a personality you either have or don’t.

Emotions aren’t the problem to be managed. They’re the doorway to connection — and this is five weeks of learning to walk through it with your kid.

Each evening is a short teaching piece, then practice in pairs, then shared problem-solving. Warm and practical throughout — and when a parenting knot turns out to be really about the two of you, there’s a gentle path to couples work.

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The five weeks

From understanding feelings to the emotional climate of your home.

Week
1

Understanding your child’s emotions

The four stances toward feelings — dismissing, disapproving, laissez-faire, and emotion coaching — and why coaching builds resilience.
Practice
Identify your own default stance — usually inherited from how you were parented.
Home
Notice your child’s emotion before responding to their behavior.
Week
2

Coaching big feelings

The practical core: name the feeling, set limits on behavior but not on emotion, and problem-solve with your child — even in the middle of a meltdown.
Practice
Role-play a common flashpoint using the coaching steps.
Home
Try naming-the-feeling once during a hard moment.
Week
3

Discipline as connection

Connection before correction. Natural and logical consequences instead of punishment — and how to repair with a child after you’ve lost your temper.
Practice
Draft a repair you could actually say to your kid.
Home
One repair this week.
Week
4

The united front

Parenting as a team: what to do when you disagree, and how not to undermine each other in front of the kids — handled gently, because this is often where marital tension lives.
Practice
Name one recurring parenting split and one behind-closed-doors way to handle it.
Home
Couples who notice this is really about them are warmly invited to couples work.
Week
5

Your family’s emotional climate

Kids as emotional barometers — how the temperature between the parents shapes the children. Screens, modern stress, and protecting your family’s weather.
Practice
Name one thing to add and one to protect in your family’s climate.
Home
A small, sustainable change.
How payment works
$65 per person · $95 per couple, per session
Paid in full at enrollment

Groups run out-of-network and privately. Paying in full at enrollment holds your place for the whole series — and lets the group form as a stable, closed circle: the same people, from beginning to end.

Refunds

A full refund if you withdraw before the first session. In the first two weeks, a prorated refund or a credit toward a future group. Once the group has formed, the remaining sessions aren’t refundable — the circle was built around your place in it — but if something serious comes up, talk to me and we’ll find a fair way through.

Superbill

A superbill is available for possible partial reimbursement through your out-of-network benefits. Whether a group qualifies depends on its nature, so it’s best to check with your insurance company.

Reserve your spot

Seats are limited to keep the group small and safe. Reach out — we’ll find out together whether this is the right next step for you, and there’s no pressure either way.

Contact to reserve
alesia@ivycounselinggroup.com (609) 688-8300
Where we meet 182 Tamarack Circle, Skillman, NJ 08558