Where
This is an online event.
Upon registering, participants will receive a confirmation email with the meeting link.
The instructor's presentation may be recorded for Kidpower use. Participants will not be recorded.
Because practicing together greatly increases the ability to use the skills taught in real life, we strongly recommend that you keep your video and microphone on and practice along with the instructor.
Contact
Kidpower's Central OfficeKidpower Teenpower Fullpower International
(800) 467-6997
safety@kidpower.org
FREE Parentpower for the Aptos Community and greater Santa Cruz area: Regaining Emotional Safety After a Tragedy
An Online Program for parents, teachers, and adults caring for kids in the Aptos Community and greater Santa Cruz area
When tragedy strikes - as it recently did at Aptos High - the results are traumatic both for those directly affected and for the broader community. Although we cannot control the fact that a tragedy has taken place, adults can do a great deal to help young people regain their emotional safety in its aftermath.
In this session led by a Senior Kidpower Instructor who is also a parent in the Aptos community, learn skills you and your family can use right away to regain your emotional safety. You'll leave with more strategies to:
- be a safe, calm person for young people to talk to
- protect yourself from hurtful, threatening, or offensive words
- get 'emotional distance' when you decide this is the safest choice
- stay calm and effective in difficult conversations
- face upsetting situation with more confidence in your ability to keep yourself emotionally safe
- recognize and resist emotional coercion
- effectively get help
- help young people in your life develop these skills, too.
To learn more, see:
Triggers, Emotional Attacks, and Emotional safety Techniques
This FREE program includes one-on-one support by email with questions before and after the workshop as well as links to resources - including 30-day access to a video recording of another Parentpower program - to help you and your family apply, adapt, and practice the skills.
Pre-registration is required as there is limited space.
Donations to Kidpower tax-deductible.